This week many Americans will be getting together with their families to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. Although their annual celebration will look a lot different this year, they are still doing everything possible to keep this tradition alive. While I don’t celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, I still want to take some time this week to highlight a few things I have every reason to be thankful for this year.
Thankful to Be Alive
The first thing I must say that I am thankful for is being able to survive another year. It’s no secret that this year has been filled with plenty of lives lost due to this virus. All of this should certainly help you to realize that life is precious. It shouldn’t be taken for granted. Take a little time out of your day to be thankful for living another day.
Thankful for my Family and Friends
If you have some loving family and friends who constantly stayed in touch with you this year, then you should be thankful for them. I know I am thankful for them. I appreciate all the Zoom parties with my cousins and friends. I’m very appreciative of all the food deliveries from my dear friends. I’m also very appreciative of the encouraging Zoom meetings in helping us endure through all of this. I’m just extremely thankful for all the interchange of love from me to them and them to me.
Thankful for my Decent Health
Another thing that I am thankful for in these perilous times is to be healthy right now. Many people are suffering through this pandemic and not only physically. They are suffering mentally as well. These current times have made a huge impact on people’s mental health. Many have succumbed to depression and anxiety because of being heavily isolated. But Jehovah has given me the strength to physically and mentally endure these tense times.
Thankful for my Relationship with Jehovah
The final thing that I am thankful for this year and that’s my relationship with Jehovah. He has blessed me with all of the things above. He has given both me and my loved ones so much to endure through this pandemic. He has helped all of us through every trial and tribulation. That’s why I am eternally thankful to my heavenly Father for everything he has given me.
Share expressions of thankfulness every day of the year. You don’t have to wait for a specific day to tell someone, “Thank you.” Share some things you are thankful for in the comments section below. As always, send this post to someone you love.
