I 
AM THANKFUL FOR . . .

THE SPOUSE WHO 
HOGS THE COVERS EVERY NIGHT, 

BECAUSE 
HE/SHE IS NOT OUT WITH SOMEONE ELSE.

THE TEENAGER 
WHO IS NOT DOING DISHES 

BUT 
IS WATCHING TV, BECAUSE THAT MEANS 

HE/SHE 
IS AT HOME AND NOT ON THE STREETS. 

FOR THE TAXES 
THAT I PAY, BECAUSE IT 

MEANS 
THAT I, AM EMPLOYED. 

FOR THE MESS 
TO CLEAN AFTER A PARTY, 

BECAUSE 
IT MEANS THAT I HAVE BEEN 

SURROUNDED 
BY FRIENDS. 

FOR THE CLOTHES 
THAT FIT A LITTLE TOO 

SNUG, 
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE ENOUGH 

TO 
EAT. 

FOR A LAWN THAT 
NEEDS MOWING, 

WINDOWS 
THAT NEED CLEANING, AND 

GUTTERS 
THAT NEED FIXING, BECAUSE 

IT 
MEANS I HAVE A HOME. 

FOR ALL THE COMPLAINING 
I HEAR ABOUT 

THE 
GOVERNMENT, BECAUSE IT MEANS 

THAT 
WE HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

FOR THE PARKING 
SPOT I FIND AT THE FAR 

END 
OF THE PARKING LOT, BECAUSE IT 

MEANS 
I AM CAPABLE OF WALKING AND 

THAT 
I HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH TRANSPORTATION. 

FOR THE ALARM 
THAT GOES OFF IN THE 

EARLY 
MORNING HOURS, BECAUSE IT 

MEANS 
THAT I AM ALIVE.

AND FINALLY.......

FOR TOO MUCH 
E-MAIL, BECAUSE IT 

MEANS 
I HAVE FRIENDS WHO ARE 

THINKING 
OF ME.