Here’s another edition of the Thursday Evening Post. 🍁

Next week is Thanksgiving in the U.S. 🦃

Time just seems to fly by so quickly! 😲

The Thanksgiving season is a great time to remember what we have to be thankful for! 💙

I recently came across the song “I’ve Got Plenty to Be Thankful For” by Bing Crosby.

Lyrics:

I’ve got plenty to be thankful for
I haven’t got a great big yacht
To sail from shore to shore
Still I’ve got plenty to be thankful for
I’ve got plenty to be thankful for
No private car, no caviar
No carpet on my floor
Still I’ve got plenty to be thankful for
I’ve got eyes to see with
Ears to hear with
Arms to hug with
Lips to kiss with
Someone to adore
How could anybody ask for more?
My needs are small, I buy ’em all
At the five and ten cent store
Oh, I’ve got plenty to be thankful for
I’ve got eyes to see with
Ears to hear with
Arms to hug with
Lips to kiss with
Someone to adore
How could anybody ask for more?
My needs are small, I buy ’em all
At the five and ten cent store
Oh, I’ve got plenty to be thankful for

I had never heard this song before, but I find it to be SO ADORABLE! ❤️

What do you think of it?

I actually found the lines “I haven’t got a great big yacht/No private car, no caviar/No carpet on my floor” to be a little bit silly because Bing Crosby was a VERY successful vocalist, and I’m sure he lived a life of luxury! 😋

The MESSAGE behind the song is what’s important, though!

It doesn’t matter what you have or don’t have. It matters that YOU get to be on this Earth and that you are able to surround yourself with people who are important to you! 💚

Think about the line “I’ve got eyes to see with.” Some beings don’t have the gift of sight. Think about how much more INCREDIBLE your life is because you get to see! ❤️

Look around you right now. What is something or who is someone that you are grateful to be able to see at this moment?

Think about the line “Ears to hear with.” Not everyone is able to hear. What does the gift of hearing add to your life?

Pause for a moment. What is something that you can hear right now?

Why are you grateful that you can hear this sound?

Even during tough times, there are ALWAYS things we can be thankful for! 💛

What’s one thing that you are thankful for?

May you be well! 💙

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