thankful for:t o b e

10 things

In the United States, November 27th is a day we spend with family and friends.

reflectingon things weare thankful for.

But it can turn into a day of us stuffing our faces with food and watching football!Instead of remembering

all our

blessings.

take forSometimes we don’t know what we

granted…

…until they are

gone…

It’s good to be

remindedof all our blessings!

In case, like us, you’ve forgotten the small things to be thankful for… here’s a start:

sunshine

1

sunlight helps your body produce vitamin d.

Sunlight also protects against various diseases like osteoporosis, diabetes, rickets and some cancers.

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searches per year!

4weeks

to get from New York to California by train.

In the 1830’s, it took about

47minutes

Now, you can get there in:

Forget “Around the World

in 80 Days”, you can do

it in a little over a day!

4hours

beauty of this world:

“The more often we see the things around us - even the beautiful and wonderful things - the more they become invisible to us. That is why we often take for granted the

the flowers, the trees, the birds, the clouds - even those we love. Because we see things so often, we see them less and less.”

Joseph B. Wirthlin

faster

For anyone born before the mid 90’s, remember having to use pay phones or beepers to communicate?

Now, we can send off

messages via our computer,

phones, or even our watches.

Thank goodness for

technology

one device.

The first handheld cellphone

was purchased for $3,995

on March 13, 1984.

Once upon a time, people use to own cameras, music players, landline phones, video players, and notebooks.

Now, you can have it all in

The average person generates:

of waste per day!

pounds4.3

streets and homes clean.

(and much less smelly!)

Thank goodness for the hardworking sanitation workers that keep our

ability to function!

Go ahead, try spending an hour

WITHOUT using your thumbs.CHALLENGE:

Often not given a second thought, opposable thumbs are VITAL to our

indoor plumbing!

Not so long ago, people had to fetch their water and use the restroom outside.Thank goodness for

Rain or shine, hot or cold this is

what you had to use.

Freedom of speech, freedom of religion and the freedom to pursue happiness is

not available to all people.

Thousands of refugees are forced to flee their homes due to oppression and war.

privilege.

If you live in a country that gives you legal freedoms, just remember:

is afreedom

freedom

Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being.

comesresponsibility.

with

“

”Eleanor Roosevelt

how about

you?Sunshine

Search Engines

Air Travel

Nature

Email & Text

Mobile Phones

Garbage Collection

Thumbs

Running Water

Freedom

Do you take any of these

things for granted?

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what we’re thankful for!

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What are somethings

YOU’VE taken for granted?