Things for Which I Am Grateful

January 2007

BY ARLENE HARDER, MA, MFT

January 13, 2007

I give thanks for life.

I give thanks for playwrights who bring me joy and cause me to think.

I give thanks for glasses that allow me to read the paper.

. . . and much more.

January 14, 2007

I give thanks for life.

I give thanks for the people who care for the homeless these colds nights.

I give thanks for refrigerated trucks that allow me to have fresh blueberries in the middle of winter.

. . . and much more.

January 15, 2007

I give thanks for life.

I give thanks for those who know how to repair music instruments so school children can learn to play and come to appreciate the joy of creating music.

I give thanks for those who pick bananas so I can have fruit in the morning.

. . . and much more.

January 16, 2007

I give thanks for life.

I give thanks that I have warm clothes.

I give thanks for people like Bill and Melinda Gates who create programs that help the less fortunate.

. . . and much more.

January 17, 2007

I give thanks for life.

I give thanks for reporters who dig into the background on news so that I can learn more about the topics in which I'm interested.

I give thanks for the people who create hand lotion so my hands won't get so dry in these days when the humidity so very low.

. . . and much more.

January 18, 2007

I give thanks for life.

I give thanks for the hard-working farmers who work long hours attempting to save their crops in an unexpected freeze.

I give thanks for medical devices that help me monitor my health.

. . . and much more.

January 19, 2007

I give thanks for life.

I give thanks that I can afford a cleaning lady, allowing me more time to work on things I enjoy doing.

I give thanks that I can afford to put food on my table.

. . . and much more.

January 20, 2007

I give thanks for life.

I give thanks for sleep.

I give thanks for people who speak out for unpopular causes even when it makes their life difficult.

. . . and much more.

January 26, 2007

I give thanks for life.

I give thanks for people who work in dangerous jobs, like shipping, so that I can benefit from their efforts.

I give thanks for radio that allows me to learn while I am doing tasks that would otherwise be boring.

. . . and much more.

© Copyright 2006, 2007, Arlene Harder, MA, MFT

QUOTATION WORTH CONSIDERING

Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles in your path and you will find you have crossed the mountain.

— Anonymous