{"id":3572,"date":"2011-07-15T00:36:27","date_gmt":"2011-07-15T04:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/?p=3572"},"modified":"2011-11-18T22:55:02","modified_gmt":"2011-11-19T03:55:02","slug":"i-am-thankful-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/?p=3572","title":{"rendered":"A Comedy Moment"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>I Am Thankful for\u2026 <\/strong><strong> <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>&#8212; <\/strong><strong>Gratitude leads to genuine happiness feeling<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/image001.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3735\" title=\"image001\" src=\"http:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/image001.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"152\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I am thankful for the wife who serves hot dogs again for dinner tonight\u2026,<br \/>\n&#8230;because she is home with me, and not out with someone else.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/image002.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3737\" title=\"image002\" src=\"http:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/image002.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"168\" height=\"158\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I am thankful for the husband who is on the sofa being a\u00a0couch potato again\u2026,<br \/>\n\u2026 because he is home with me and not out at the bars.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/image003.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3738\" title=\"image003\" src=\"http:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/image003.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"158\" \/><\/a>I am thankful for my teenager who is complaining about doing dishes&#8230;<br \/>\n&#8230; because it means she is at home, not on the streets.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/image004.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3739\" title=\"image004\" src=\"http:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/image004.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"190\" \/><\/a>I\u00a0am thankful for\u00a0the extra taxes I have to pay this year\u2026<br \/>\n&#8230; because it means I am employed and have a sizable income.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/image005.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3740\" title=\"image005\" src=\"http:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/image005.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"190\" \/><\/a>I am thankful for the mess to clean after a party\u2026<br \/>\n\u2026because it means I have been surrounded by friends.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/image008.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3741 alignleft\" title=\"image008\" src=\"http:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/image008-150x150.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>I am thankful for a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning, and gutters that need fixing\u2026<br \/>\n\u2026because it means I have my own home.<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/image009.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3742\" title=\"image009\" src=\"http:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/image009-126x300.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"87\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/image009-126x300.gif 126w, https:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/image009.gif 153w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 87px) 100vw, 87px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I\u00a0am thankful for all the complaints I heard about the government\u2026<br \/>\n\u2026because it means we have freedom of speech.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/image010.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3743 alignleft\" title=\"image010\" src=\"http:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/image010.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"152\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>I am thankful for the parking spot I find at the far end of the parking lot\u2026<br \/>\n\u2026because it means I am capable of walking and I have been blessed \u00a0with transportation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/image014.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3744\" title=\"image014\" src=\"http:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/image014.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"177\" height=\"190\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I\u00a0am thankful for\u00a0weariness and aching muscles at the end of the working day\u2026<br \/>\n\u2026because it means I\u00a0have been capable of working hard.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/image015.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3745\" title=\"image015\" src=\"http:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/image015-150x150.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>I am thankful for the alarm clock that goes off in the early morning hours\u2026<br \/>\n\u2026because it means I am alive.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/image016.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3746\" title=\"image016\" src=\"http:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/image016-300x201.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"254\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/image016-300x201.gif 300w, https:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/image016.gif 446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I am thankful finally, for too much e-mail\u2026<br \/>\n\u2026because it means I have many friends who are thinking of me\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[Submitted by Kathy Chan, modified by Kevin Chen]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.skyscanner.net\/news\/family.house.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<div><div style=\"padding-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;font-weight:bold;\">Do you like this? 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