Hardships do not discriminate

Whether you are rich or poor, old or young or sometimes even a good person or bad person, hardships in life - cancer, divorce, financial difficulty, accidents, etc - do not discriminate. It hits every one of us.

Even us here in the United States, which is suppose to be the land of opportunity, are being hit by hard economic times. The citizens of the United States at this moment are unemployed, pinching pennies and losing their homes! (In California, each month, there are 13,000 foreclosures.)

Times like these are inevitable; it can't be good and perfect all the time. During these times, we shall still find it in ourselves to smile, to laugh and to find & be thankful for the good that remains in life.

I know times are hard these days, but let's be thankful for what we have for this Thanksgiving 2008! And let's hang in there!

"The happiest people don't have it all; they just make the best of what they have."




For fun:

(I can't find 2007!)
This years:

Be thankful for what you have

This quote is overused, but still holds importance: I complained about not getting the shoes that I wanted, and then I met someone with no feet.

Also, Yes Duffy (half Irish half Thai Road Rules celeb) once said that he used to complain about the Jordans that he didn't get, but then later on he discovered that his cousins in Thailand are the ONES who put in the labor to produce these Jordans.

During our tough economic times - well established financial institutions going out of business, a huge trend of citizens losing their homes, etc - you tend to sigh, worry, and say something like "what is happening to the world?" However, you forget that at least an American's hard times are temporary - that we KNOW how it is to have good times. For the rest of the world, TIMES ARE HARD ALL YEAR ROUND.

I know times are hard right now, but in the mean time, don't forget to be thankful for the good that you already have. Give thanks for our upcoming Thanksgiving!




Also, to Chris: Happy 3 years! (And indeed it has been a happy 3 years!)