Blessings and Blight A Matter of Sight

Abraham Lincoln, upon instituting Thanksgiving as a national holiday, said this in part:
"It has seemed to me fit and proper that they should be solemnly, reverently, and gratefully acknowledged, as with one heart and one voice, by the whole American people. I do therefore invite my fellow-citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next as a day of thanksgiving..."
-Done at the city of Washington, this 3d day of October, A. D. 1863

And while our country is at war spending billions as people here go hungry. Whilst people in another country struggle for equality through chosen means. I feel that it is only proper and fitting that I give thanks for ALL that I have.

The happy and the sad. The broken and the complete. The fulfillment and the emptiness. The frustration and the joy. The wealth and the debt. In my life I always try and be thankful every, day for what I have. I try to always tell people I love them. I try to leave the toilet seat down. Some times I overlook my blessings and sometimes I forget. But I try to remember. I know there are people out there with less blessings and more burdens. So I try to remember that, deal with my own, and perhaps lend a hand to someone when they need it.

And I am thankful and grateful.