Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving. Giving thanks.

Thank you to my family for unending love and support.

Thank you to my father for teaching me how to sing.

Thank you to my mother for teaching me how to learn.

Thank you to my brothers for teaching me the meaning of brotherly love.

Thank you to my mother-in-law for picking me up when I was at my lowest point.

Thank you to my wife for loving me and growing old with me.

Thank you to my children for allowing me to raise them the best I can.

Thank you to the air for letting me breathe you.

Thank you to the land for allowing me to walk and travel upon you.

Thank you to my company for employing me and allowing me to house, clothe and feed my family.

Thank you to the sun for shining on me.

Thank you to the birds for singing their songs.

Thank you to the sky for being so unendingly large.

Thank you to the moon for allowing me to gaze upon you in wonder.

Thank you to the stars for making the night sky sing.

Thank you to the water for allowing me to drink my fill of you.

Thank you to the squirrels who eat my pumpkins, entertain me and make me laugh.

Thank you to my house for keeping me safe and warm.

Thank you to the churches for feeding the hungry.

Thank you to the laborers for working hard into the night.

Thank you to the tradesmen and women for building and making the things and services I use without thought.

Thank you to nature for being so beautifully complex.

Thank you to the flowers for being so simply beautiful.

Thank you to the artists for leading the way.

Thank you to the internet for bringing so many of us together in one place.

Thank you to books for all your knowledge and adventures.

Thank you to America for giving me freedom.

Thank you to the world for giving me life.

Thank you to the night for all your dark and mysterious pleasures.

Thank you to the day for all that you have in store.

Thank you to the food I eat for nourishment and energy.

Thank you to the friends I have for growing and laughing along with me.

Thank you to the universe for all you have shown me.

Thank you to life for embracing me and letting me live.

Thank you for being yourself.

Thank you.