Sunday, May 27, 2012
Thank You For Our Freedom
I just go about business, complaining... about the driver who drives under the speed limit in the left lane, picking the longest line to check out, constant bad hair days, my kids with the goal to bother each other consistently succeeding in attaining that goal, another dent that no one knows how it got there, garden bugs, the eternal mess in the kitchen...etc etc etc.. Yet if I stop to even notice or think about my blessings, what a different perspective! The things I complain about are my blessings! That I have a car to drive, money to buy groceries, a garden to harvest, children to fight with each other, dishes to get messy...and live in a land that I love made free by the blood and toil of other people.
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Best Memorial Day post I've read! Not only for this weekend, but every day. xo
ReplyDeleteWe have so many things to be thankful for and Memorial Day is just that to remember!!! Good luck with getting that kitchen cleaned up dishes are the hardest to get volunteers for :}
ReplyDeleteWhat a great post yes many of us a blessed but often forget that those blessing are the things we complain about the most.....
ReplyDeleteMaybe so, but when it comes to kids, I like quiet.
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Amen, Annmarie- Amen- xo Diana
ReplyDeleteFreedom includes the right to complain!
ReplyDeletesmiles...thanks for bringing it home...hope you have a great memorial weekend...
ReplyDeleteOh, yes! Turn it around to an attitude of gratitude, and oh, what miracles follow!
ReplyDeleteOur freedoms are not free . . .
I couldn't have said it better myself. Indeed, we are truly blessed~
ReplyDeleteVery wonderful thoughts.
ReplyDeleteAmen!
ReplyDeleteNicely said.
ReplyDeleteVery well said! I completely agree.
ReplyDeleteYou could not have said it any better! I agree wholeheartedly.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully said!
ReplyDeleteAnnmarie, We were at a dock party today here in East Tennessee. Someone was wishing that they had a boat so they could cruise the lake and someone else wanted enough money so they could travel with no worries... Then another person being pointed out just how lucky we were already...probably in the top 1% or 2% of the world financially. And, thanks to our armed services we also have our freedom! The complaining stopped... Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
ReplyDeleteYou are so so right. We do tend to do that don't we. So glad you brought this to everyone's attention tonight! Have a wonderful Memorial Day. Hugs
ReplyDeleteReminds me so much of my wife and how she deals with being a stay at home mom. Reminds me of her favorite song too. It's called this is the stuff, by francesca batistelli.
ReplyDeleteEncouraging Thoughts for Life
Wonderful post! Thank you for stopping by to visit and comment on my blog.
ReplyDeleteYes, I agree!
ReplyDeleteSo true! Thanks.
ReplyDeleteYou are so very right. It is easy sometimes to get caught up with things but when you stand back and get perspective things really are alright aren't they:)
ReplyDeleteLove your post! May you have a wonderful week! Get a chance view my blog on what happened this week...very humbling experience. Yes, we are very blessed and often we take for granted the things we have are truly blessings - thanks for pointing this out!
ReplyDeleteAmen. God bless all our service members. My husband served in the AF for 20 years. We were lucky that he never saw combat. As a country, we take for granted those who have suffered, and died. We must never forget.
ReplyDeleteAmen to that!
ReplyDeleteThis is so true!!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely! And a big amen from me!
ReplyDeleteLife has its ups and downs you just have to go with the flow sometimes :-).
ReplyDeleteI always try to look at things in that 'other' perspective', there are so many people in this world who have hit hard times that I am always counting my blessings.
ReplyDeleteit's always a good approach to life. i try to be like that as much as i can but sometimes, it's not easy.
ReplyDeleteWe reallly don't have much to complain about when you stop to consider... they're mostly first-world problems.
ReplyDeleteWe realy do have to be greatful for what we have.
ReplyDeleteAmen, well said my friend.
ReplyDeleteSo well said - we tend to forget just how blessed we really are! Thank you for the reminder! Have a wonderful day!
ReplyDeleteIndeed
ReplyDeleteYes, we are lucky indeed...
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I wish you a blessing week.
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Anna
Great perspective- we should always remember our blessings!
ReplyDeleteSO TRUE!:) Great post deaR! kisses!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great post, you make me think of the good things in life instead of the bad things.
ReplyDeleteXo, Imke
What a great way to look at it! We definitely don't do this often enough.
ReplyDeleteOh, so true and well said!!!
ReplyDeleteI agree 110% May this Memorial Day find us guilty of true gratitude for the sacrifices made of others that we may celebrate freedom as we do!
ReplyDeleteIt's easy to glide through life and not think about the freedom gained and secured by others. We don't realize how those same freedoms that cost so dearly can be taken away. We need to pay attention. It can happen suddenly or slowly, with the same results. What a shame if we let these costly freedoms be taken away.
ReplyDeleteWonderful post Annmarie! No matter what we experience in life there are blessings that we can be grateful for. Happy Memorial Day to you and your family.
ReplyDeleteWell put, I used to think about all the laundry and dishes pile ups..that's a good gratitude memorial for the day.
ReplyDeleteGreat post. Thanks for reminding us that we have much to be thankful for.
ReplyDeleteHappy Memorial Day.
thanks so much for stopping by and i absolutely agree, wrote a similar thing on my blog :)
ReplyDelete-Jessica
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Yes, it is a rare jewel, freedom. I realise this every time I talk with people who live in countries that are not free.
ReplyDeleteAmen.
ReplyDeleteI agree we take things for granted.And sometimes we forget what is important.My Grandfather was in the service.He fought in WWII.He never talked about it because it was too painful.I never got a glimpse of what they went through until I watched a documentary on WWII.After watching that I got a whole new perspective on the hell that they go through fighting.And that was just a glimpse.Not actually being there I still have no clue.After watching that every time I meet someone in the service I thank them.Because I am truly thankful for the sacrifice they made.I just wish my Grandfather was still around.I was younger when he died.I never really thanked him.I wish I had.
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Anne
And they fought for your freedom to complain. But, it's better to not forget.
ReplyDeleteI, too, am blessed.
ReplyDeleteAnd hope to be more consciously aware of that!
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ReplyDeletePracticing gratitude is the key to happiness! I talk about that on my blog sometimes, and work on it in my life too!
>>>>>and.... thank you so so much for linking your blog to my gratitude post (i just realized!!). That was my first try at a linky party! We will see if it catches on. :)
ReplyDeleteAmen.
ReplyDeleteThinking of American veterans on this your Memorial Day and the work they've done to maintain the freedom that we all enjoy. May we remain friends, allies and good neighbours!
ReplyDeleteVery entertaining blog. I found you on Make My Monday and I'm now following you. :-)
ReplyDeleteWe are truly blessed country. Have a great Monday!
ReplyDeleteGood flip! We do have sooooo much to be thankful for.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
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I've recently been trying to "check" myself when I get upset on the roads, or when anything bothers me. It bothers me that I so easily get upset by these things, especially when no one is trying to ruin my day or do me harm. Things just happen, and we need to take it easy. And yes, thinking about what we're blessed with instead of everything we can complain about. For instance, if we have clean water to drink, we should not be complaining about petty things. We're alive!
ReplyDelete~Lisha
Well put....Amen!
ReplyDeleteSo true...Happy Memorial Day!
ReplyDeletetoo many blessings to count huh!
ReplyDeleteFunny what a little perspective can do for you. Happy Memorial Day, and thank you for the reminder of all that we have.
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That is the wish of every woman!
ReplyDeleteHappy memorial day...
Could I have this played on a continuous loop in my brain as I go about each day? Thanks for another good post, and Happy Memorial Day!
ReplyDeleteYou said it!
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree more! When I checked out of Home Depot today, one of the cashiers complained to the other about some little nothing about work. I sometimes think we've become a nation that thrives on what's wrong and get upset when something's right.
ReplyDeleteYou're absolutely right. I always think of Memorial Day as a day to be grateful. I love how you wrote this post. :)
ReplyDeleteVery well said! You are right, we have a lot to be thankful for!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for reminding us to be thankful! So true!
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