Fw: Fw: Things I'm thankful For

["Maggie Mieske" <mmieske@netonecom.net>]

Maggie Mieske
Mieske's Silver Lining
McBain, Michigan
http://www.netonecom.net/~mmieske

A friend forwarded this to me at Thanksgiving...I think it is appropriate
for Christmas as well.  I did make sure to make it endurance related (if
you read it through to the end!).

 
> > Subject: Things I'm thankful For
> > 
> > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > I  Am Thankful For.......
> > > > 
> > > >  .....the mess to clean after a party because it
> > > > means I have been
> > > > surrounded by friends.
> > > > 
> > > >  .....the taxes I pay because it means that I'm
> > > > employed.
> > > > 
> > > >  .....the clothes that fit a little too snug because
> > > > it means I have
> > > > enough to eat.
> > > > 
> > > > .....my shadow who watches me work because it means
> > > > I am out in the
> > > > sunshine.
> > > > 
> > > >  .....a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need
> > > > cleaning and gutters
> > > > that need fixing because it means I have a home.
> > > > 
> > > >  .....all the complaining I hear about our
> > > > government because it means
> > > > we have freedom of speech.
> > > > 
> > > >  .....the spot I find at the far end of the parking
> > > > lot because it means
> > > > I am capable of walking.
> > > >  .....my huge heating bill because it means I am
> > > > warm.
> > > >  .....the lady behind me in church who sings off key
> > > > because it means
> > > > that I can hear.
> > > >  .....the piles of laundry and ironing because it
> > > > means my loved ones
> > > > are nearby.
> > > >  .....weariness and aching muscles at the end of the
> > > > day because it
> > > > means I have been productive.
> > > >  .....the alarm that goes off in the early morning
> > > > hours because it
> > > > means that I'm alive.

I would like to add that I am thankful for...

my crippling feed bill because it means I am the proud (if broke) owner of
more than my share of God's most beautiful creatures, horses.

the verbal wars on Ridecamp because it means that if we share nothing else,
we all share a passion for life and especially a passion for life with
horses!  :)

I am sure everyone can think of something that we don't think we are
thankful for but perhaps should be.  Thank you all for your friendship and
willingness to share your knowledge and experiences with each other.  God
Bless You and Merry Christmas!  Hope that isn't too touchy/feely, Tom!  :)



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