A Comedy Moment

I Am Thankful for…

— Gratitude leads to genuine happiness feeling

I am thankful for the wife who serves hot dogs again for dinner tonight…,
…because she is home with me, and not out with someone else.

I am thankful for the husband who is on the sofa being a couch potato again…,
… because he is home with me and not out at the bars.

I am thankful for my teenager who is complaining about doing dishes…
… because it means she is at home, not on the streets.

I am thankful for the extra taxes I have to pay this year…
… because it means I am employed and have a sizable income.

I am thankful for the mess to clean after a party…
…because it means I have been surrounded by friends.

I am thankful for a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning, and gutters that need fixing…
…because it means I have my own home.

I am thankful for all the complaints I heard about the government…
…because it means we have freedom of speech.

I am thankful for the parking spot I find at the far end of the parking lot…
…because it means I am capable of walking and I have been blessed  with transportation.

I am thankful for weariness and aching muscles at the end of the working day…
…because it means I have been capable of working hard.

I am thankful for the alarm clock that goes off in the early morning hours…
…because it means I am alive.

I am thankful finally, for too much e-mail…
…because it means I have many friends who are thinking of me…

[Submitted by Kathy Chan, modified by Kevin Chen]