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bearisgray 05-04-2011 06:13 PM

Sometimes I look at dirty dishes in the sink and think "UGH - I hate washing them"

Then I remember that:

We have enough food - many people don't
We have fuel to cook it -
We have a place to eat food - our house is still standing
We are healthy enough so that we CAN eat -
Our digestive tracts process that food -

We are blessed.

bluteddi 05-04-2011 06:18 PM

well said.....

carolynbb 05-04-2011 06:19 PM

yes. what you say is true. we too often take things for granted.

BluegrassGurl 05-04-2011 06:20 PM

How true! Thank you for the reminder. We so often fail to see the blessings in our daily walk of life. {smiles}

Lisanne 05-04-2011 06:23 PM

AND you have a place to wash those dishes in, and clean water to wash them with.

Thanks for your post. It's the sort of thing you can adapt to almost anything, even scrubbing the toilet (thankful that you have indoor plumbing, thankful that you have the physical ability to scrub it, etc.).

Jim's Gem 05-04-2011 06:24 PM

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

bearisgray 05-04-2011 06:29 PM


Originally Posted by Lisanne
AND you have a place to wash those dishes in, and clean water to wash them with.

Thanks for your post. It's the sort of thing you can adapt to almost anything, even scrubbing the toilet (thankful that you have indoor plumbing, thankful that you have the physical ability to scrub it, etc.).

Thankful that one can still use a toilet -

I didn't know - until a friend of ours went on dialysis - that one can't pass urine when one's kidneys fail.

I forgot about water and sewage systems. Thank you for reminding me - - - more things taken for granted - - - until there is a problem with them.

sueisallaboutquilts 05-04-2011 06:38 PM

That's great, bearisgray, thank you!!
I so often forget and need a nudge :)

sueisallaboutquilts 05-04-2011 06:38 PM

That's great, bearisgray, thank you!!
I so often forget and need a nudge :)

littlehud 05-04-2011 06:50 PM

Thank you for reminding me to count my blessings. They are everywhere.


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