. . . In Being More Than Thankful

I have always been a big fan of Dr. Seuss. Although his books are silly, his books have meaning. One of my favorite books by him is titled “Did I ever tell you how lucky you are?” My favorite part is where  it says:

“When you think things are bad,

when you feel sour and blue,

when you start to get mad...

you should do what I do!

Just tell yourself, Duckie, 

you're really quite lucky!

Some people are much more...

oh, ever so much more...

oh, muchly much-much more unlucky than you!”

It makes me smile because I know deep inside I am a pretty lucky girl, but more than lucky I would like to say I am blessed (cliche I know, but true!). I know someone who is fighting cancer, I know someone who might lose their job, I know someone who just lost a son and I know someone who also lost a home.  And then there is me. Not perfect by any means, but with so much to be thankful for. I have my family, my grandma’s home to live in, my job, my little Pooky and I never cease to be thankful for good health and those things are enough to make me a pretty lucky girl. 

But lately I have been wondering  if being thankful is enough. We’re always taught to say “thank you” after receiving a gift and that’s where our duty ends. But what if that’s where it all started?  What if being thankful was only the beginning because we lived with the constant duty to share our gratefulness with the world? Because, in my opinion, it’ll never be enough to be grateful with our present situation, it’ll never be enough until we share it with the world.  I hope that today it doesn't all end when you feel thankful and I hope that today you find you feel EVEN HAPPIER because of it.