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the warmth and kindness of family life
Today I have been thankful for
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the autumn colours on the trees
my dogs so pleased to see me
the warmth and kindness of family life
my sons laughing out loud as they chat to friends
my husband watching out for us
my freedom to manage my time
the company of new friends and old
the warm breath of my horse as he nuzzles my hand
the beauty of my daughters
the moodiness of the evening clouds
music in the house
family and good health
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Giving thanks and taking time to count our blessings,
wishing a very happy thanksgiving to my american friends
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33 comments
Vous êtes vraiment une merveille de tendresse, je me réchauffe souvent à vos mots et à votre philosophie de la vie simple belle et vraie. Merci à vous, j'espère que vous écrirez longtemps. Nelly
Liebe Sharon,
dankbar kann man nur sein, wenn man weiß was Demut bedeutet. Ich nenne es die innere, aristokratische Haltung des Geistes und die hat nichts mit Status oder ähnlichem zu tun. In kleinen Dingen eine große Bedeutung entdecken, einem Sonnenaufgang Beachtung schenken, eine Mohnblüte beobachten, wie sich ihre seidigen Blätter im Winde wiegen, den Meereswellen zuschauen, wie sie sich dem Strand ergeben oder Gast der glitzernden, tanzenden Libellen am Weiher zu sein.
Das alles können Momente des inneren Friedens, der Demut sein.
Man sollte öfter dankbar dafür sein, was man hat anstatt ständig über die Dinge zu jammern, die man nicht hat.
Einen erfüllten Tag wünscht dir die Babsi
Je vous remercie Nelly, vos petits mots sont toujours aussi gentils et bienvenus!
Sharon
x
Ich dank dir Babsi, da hst du rechts, diese innere, aristokratische Haltung des Geistes bringt sehr viel Frieden jeden Tag des Lebens ….
leider bringt es aber nicht immer eine sehr gute grammatishche Sinne!!
beste grûsse
Sharon
I love your list of things to be thankful for …….. it is so easy to be caught up in the "urgency" of modern day living. Warm wishes
"The beauty of my daughters" well thanks mum, that made my day 🙂
exactly Elizabeth, keeping an eye out for the quiet moments
sharon
xx
it's what I see and what is true, my darling
speak later
xx
Well still, it's very nice of you ! Great post, love it ! xxx
I could count my blessings to infinity…
xo
Andie
Thank you Sharon for your family life and wonderful creations here in your blog.
Lovely – wonderful things to be happy for! Happy Thanksgiving! =]
xxo
I loved your daughter comment on this!
And this is really a great post. We should always count our blessings, even and above all during hard times.
I wish we had a Thanksgiving Day in Italy too!
It is such a beautiful, precious festivity.
Fra
I'm not sure what touched me more your heartfelt thankful list or the loving dialogue between you and your daughter.
May your days continue to be filled with this abundance of blessings.
That is a lovely post, Sharon. Thank you.
Thank you Sharon. Thanksgiving Day is my favorite holiday. It is important to always be aware of our blessings. If you will indulge me, I'd like to share one of my favorite quotes on this special day:
"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow." ~ Melody Beattie
~ Christina ♥ (from Los Angeles)
What a lovely list and such wonderful things to be thankful for! Thanks for the Thanksgiving wishes, Sharon! XO
Your list is charming, Sharon. And heart-felt. I love the specifics of many of your items – your husband looking out for you, your daughters' beauty. I sometimes look at my beautiful children ( and now two little granddaughters) and wonder at their beauty.
I think it is very special that you acknowledge your American friends' holidays! Thank you for all the good thoughts. Certainly lists and prayers of thanks are universal!
Looking so forward to seeing what you come up with for the Christmas holidays ahead; I imagine you'll have snow!
I went back and read the other comments. Your exchange with your daughter brought a wistful tear to my eye. I don't have children and always dreamed of having a daughter. How wonderful that have a loving relationship with yours! The Thanksgiving Day holiday can be a little difficult when family is small, so it's great to see a wonderful quote like Christina's of Los Angeles and to keep an eye on gratitude. I also live in West Coast-USA and I'm grateful for our beautiful day today, sunny and cool, the ocean visible in the far distance, easy breeze and 68-degrees(F) at noon. We walk around in sandals and shorts. There is food on the table, our neighbors are friendly and my dogs are loving the warm sunshine coming through the south windows onto their cushion of a favorite bay window seat. It's a good day. And we need to make all the good ones count!
Enjoying a beautiful warm and sunny Californian Thanksgiving Day where we went to the coast to watch the larger than normal waves breaking. I was definitely thankful for the display that nature put on today, as well as having a loving family. I am glad that my children spend time volunteering too, in spite of busy work schedules, as thinking of others is very important. It is definitely my favorite holiday in America although commercialization is trying to creep in. Blast you, Walmart!
Indeed, Happy Thanksgiving to all those across the pond!
Thank you for your thoughts and kind words. Our family has changed dramatically in last year. But as we gathered this day we tried to concentrate on what we have, not what we have lost. Our two missing family members were with us in spirit. We are thankful for the time we had with them and look forward to the years to come.
Thankful indeed Sharon. What you listed there is what it's really all about.
Carolyn
I'm quite certain I'm but one of many who are also thankful for your blog!!
Meine liebe Sharon,
nur die Absicht zählt, Grammatik ist unwichtig!Ich habe meine Muttersprache gewählt, da ich meine Empfindungen durch sie am besten zum Ausdruck bringen kann. Du hast mich verstanden und nur das zählt. Habe mich sehr über deine Antwort gefreut.
Eine wunderschöne Zeit wünscht dir von Herzen die Babsi
Sharon, I love your Thanksgiving thoughts. For me… What a joyous day with our family. I found myself really taking in the day… Hours at the table talking, laughing, eating and drinking all the while being more aware than ever, that our little boys are men now. I am thankful for their happiness and health and that they are building lives of meaning. I am grateful for the memories of each Thanksgiving and this year was no exception. xo
Thanksgiving may be an "American" holiday but where ever you are in this big beautiful world we do all have "something to be thankful for". And if you can't think of anything immediately I'll give you a hint for one thing…this blog!
Thank You Sharon for your lovely blog. I'm very thankful that I discovered it!
I am thankful for the many wonderful international blogs I read which celebrate our holiday in some way…
Those are wonderful things to be thankful for. A list quite similar to mine. I love that. Thank you for sharing.
Such a beautiful list! thank you for sharing, Sharon!
just founded your awesome blog and will stay hete for a while more. your blog inspires and is full of practical information. thank you and have a lovely day!
Marina
🙂