Thanks for Everything

Thanks for Everything
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We don't have to wait for anniversaries to thank the ones closest to us -- the ones so easily overlooked. garbage canIf I have learned anything about giving thanks, it is this: Give it now! playground surfaceWhile your feeling of appreciation is alive and sincere, act on it. Swing setsSaying thanks is such an easy way to add to the world's happiness.
A few years ago, a young woman from a neighboring town won a scholarship to a prestigious college. reading glassesAlthough the inner-city high school she attended was plagued with problems, she overcame them and excelled. When she graduated, she commended the often-maligned school for its challenging courses and her teachers for their special interest and encouragement. Cable Ties"I can't say enough good things about the school and the teachers who gave me so much of themselves," stainless steel pipeshe said. "I shall be eternally grateful to them."
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Each human being is yearning for kind words of appreciation. golf equipmentIn December 1991, 17-year-old Candi Brown's car overturned; the roof collapsed and crushed her skull. The crews of Engine Company 8 and Med 15 in Grayson, Ga., rushed her to Gwinnett Medical Center. Doctors told her parents to prepare for the worst. But Candi survived. discount golf equipmentA year later the family served a holiday dinner to the Gwinnett County firefighters and emergency medical technicians. golf BagDuring dinner Candi, whose goal is to walk naturally again, rose painfully and said, "Thank you for helping God save my life and giving me a second chance. I love you."
In the novel I Heard the Owl Call My Name, Margaret Craven tells of a young minister, Mark Brian, who is sent by his bishop to a remote parish of Kwakiutl Indians in British Columbia. wholesale football shirts shopThe Indians, he is told, do not have a word for thank you. But Brian soon finds that these people have exceptional generosity. Instead of saying thanks, it is their custom to return every favor with a favor of their own, and every kindness with an equal or superior kindness. air max 90They do their thanks.As the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony faced their second winter in 1621, they had much to be grateful for. Their efforts to raise barley and peas had been disappointing, and they would have faced starvation, but thanks to an Indian named Squanto, whom Gov. William Bradford called "a special instrument of God," they had harvested 20 acres of corn. Squanto had also helped the settlers keep peace with neighboring tribes.