What I’m Thankful For
By Kris | November 28th, 2008 1 Comment »It’s that time of year again — it sure seems to creep up on me faster and faster each year. This time of year we sort of stop and take a break and think about things other than what we’ve done the last 10 months; the time when life kinda slows down.
I’m not going to lie, I like the break, the slow down in pace.
We live in a time where life is moving at a break neck pace, instant gratification is the name of the game, if it isn’t faster, we don’t want it. So it’s nice when we can slow down, life is about so much more than work, than BYU-Utah (though that’s a tough one to swallow), than bills (Carolyn would say otherwise), life can be so much more.
One of the reasons, I believe, many companies slow down this time of year is so we CAN take time to stop and smell the roses. Thanksgiving is the first of the big holidays and appropriately gives us an opportunity to think of all we have — or, at the very least, to say thank you to someone for something.
So, here’re some things I’m thankful for this year:
- My family
- My wife
- My job
- My car
- My health
- My computer (the Mac, not the PC — okay, I’m thankful for the PC)
- Technology
- A heater
- My friends
- The fact that I am where I’m at, at the right time, doing the things I’m doing, with the people I interact with
- Food
- A comfortable office chair
- The gospel
- My calling
- Facebook, Twitter, blogs, email and all the apps and networks where I can meet new people and keep in touch with dear friends
- Good tennis shoes
- A comfy bed
- Good ideas
- The opportunity to live in this great country of ours (regardless of what some say, it is a GREAT country)
- And many, many more things
So, between turkey bowls, parades, food and whatever other traditions you may have, find a moment to say “thank you.” Whether it’s to your family, friends or Heavenly Father, do it and you’ll be thankful you did.
I’m thankful that you haven’t update your blog in a while cuz I have enough reading to do!