It's Thanksgiving week, where we're supposed to celebrate what we're grateful for.
And there is a whole lot to be grateful for. Really.
For instance, say your family isn't gathering together like normal this year. In that case, you can be grateful for the lack of political fights you'll be having. Because you know there's always at least one member who's going to bring it up.
It's usually the person you're on the opposite side of the aisle from too. (Then again, maybe you just don't notice it otherwise. There is that possibility too.)
Or say your family is gathering together like normal this year. In that case, you can be grateful for the undiluted fellowship… maybe even to the point where you can turn the other cheek to the occasional political provocation.
Before I continue, I do have to fully acknowledge something… how utterly obnoxious reminders to be grateful can be when life has you down. So yes, some people have:
- Lost their jobs this year
- Lost loved ones this year (to COVID-19 or other tragedies)
- Lost their confidence, their hope, various freedoms…
Speaking as someone who has suffered enormous loss in the past too, I'll be the first to admit the obvious. None of that is even close to being easy to deal with.
Yet I'll also be the first one to say there's still reason to be grateful. For proof of that, look no further than Nick Vujicic.
An Amazing Story
When you go to NickVujicic.com, the first thing you'll see are revolving video clips of Nick himself. And it's difficult to miss his lack of arms.
A closer look will show that he doesn't have any legs either. Yet he's smiling in every one of the pictures presented, minus one where he's signing a book with
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