Everyday Thanksgiving

A beautiful poem to help you see the everyday thanksgiving opportunities in your life. Perfect addition to a gratitude lesson, thanksgiving party, or gratitude journal.

Even though I clutch my blanket and growl when the alarm rings each morning,
Thank you, Lord, that I can hear.
There are those who are deaf.

Even though I keep my eyes closed tightly against the morning lights, as long as possible,
Thank you, Lord, that I can see.
There are many who are blind.

Even though I huddle in my bed and put off the physical effort of rising,
Thank you, Lord, that I have the strength to rise.
There are many who are bedfast.

Even though the first hour of my day is hectic; when socks are lost, toast is burned, and tempers are short,
Thank you Lord, for my family.
There are many who are lonely.

Even though our breakfast table never looks like the pictures in the magazines, and the menu is sometimes unbalanced,
Thank you, Lord, for the food we have.
There are many who are hungry.

Even though the routine of my job is often monotonous,
Thank you, Lord, for the opportunity to work.
There are many who have no work.

Even though I grumble and bemoan my fate from day to day,
and wish my modest circumstances were not quite so modest,
Thank you, Lord, for the gift of life.

--Author Unknown