Thanks God
I am thankful for the alarm that goes off in the early morning house,
because it means that I am alive
I am thankful for being sick once in a while,
because it reminds me that I am healthy most of the time
I am thankful for the husband who snoser all night,
because that means he is healthy and alive
I am thankful for my teenage daughter who is complaining about doing dishes,
because that means she is at home not on the street
I am thankful for the taxes that I pay, because it means that I am employed
I am thankful for the clothes that a fit a little too snag,
because it means I have enough to eat
I am thankful for weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day,
because it means I have been capable of working hard
I am thankful for a floor that needs mopping and windows that need cleaning,
because it means I have a home
I am thankful for the parking spot I find at the farend of the parking lot,
because it means I am capable of walkingand that I have been blessed with transportation
I am thankful for the noise I have to bear from neighbors,
because it means that I can hear
I am thankful for the pile of laundry and ironing,
because it means I have clothes to wear
I am thankful for the becoming broke on shopping for new year,
because it means I have beloved ones to buy gifts for them
Thanks God... Thanks God... Thanks God
Other links:
Suffer not Grief
And You Call me Colored?
Qiyamat is Coming
Cry the Beloved Country
Poem: Lost homeland
Path of Love &Their Hardships
Left Alone
Wonderful Teacher
Awakening