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**I am thankful...**


.. for the teenager who is not cleaning his room, but watching TV,
because it means she/he is at home, not on the streets.


.. for the taxes that I pay, because it means that I
am employed .


.. for the mess to clean after a party, because it
means that I have been surrounded by friends.


.. for the clothes that fit a little too snug,
because it means I have enough to eat.


.. for my shadow that watches me work, because it
means I am out in the sunshine.


.. for all the complaining I hear about the
Government, because it means we have freedom ofspeech.


 .. for the lady behind me in church that sings off
key, because it means that I can hear.


.. for the pile of laundry and ironing, because it
means I have clothes to wear.


.. for weariness and aching muscles at the end of the
day, because it means I have been capable of working
hard and using those limbs.


.. for the alarm that goes off in the early morning,
because it means that I am alive.

And finally....


.... for too much e-mail, because it means I have
friends who are thinking of me and are trying to make
me smile even when they are out of touch..

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