Giving Thanks for Simple Pleasures

We hope you have plans this Thanksgiving to enjoy time with friends and family and giving thanks for the things in your life you appreciate.

Many will pay tribute (if they are smart), to his/her “beautiful wife, handsome husband or significant other,” etc. Some might also say, “my good health, the love of my family and friends, living here in Georgia, or the United States, or God’s many blessings.” These compose 80% - 90% of most everyone’s verbal expressions of thankfulness.

So, what about the less obvious ones? We thought we should mention here some simple pleasures for which we both are thankful, to round out our full gratitude list for this Thanksgiving season from both our perspectives.

Morning coffee together and rings...

Sheri: I do love my coffee…well, these days for me it is only decaf, but I have realized it is the flavor I love, not the caffeine. A warm cup of coffee (or decaf) with my honey is the best way to start every day!

Bill: Coffee on the beach at sunrise is even better! And then right after coffee, we get married. Surprised? Well, it's a tradition we started on the day we married. Every night we take off our rings and place them in a box on my nightstand. In the morning after coffee, with rings in hand, we ask each other to marry. Sheri says, “yes” just like she always has every day since we married in 2011. I agree that coffee is great, but our ring tradition is my favorite “forever deal” for which I am very thankful!

Infectious smiles...

Sheri: Even on a gray and rainy day, smiles always seem to make things a little better, don’t they? I need to remember to smile more often!

Bill: Speaking of smiling, here's a joke: Who is better? Mr. Better or Mr. Better’s baby. Well, Mr. Better’s baby is a little better. Sorry for the “dad joke,” but it makes me grin to tell it.

More time...

Sheri: I am thankful for having more time together, staying happily busy and aways wanting more time!

Bill: Agreed. I also think about quality and quantity of time. It is difficult to put three pounds of treasure into a two-pound bag. Ever heard about the butcher that was in such a hurry not having enough time, that the butcher accidentally backed up into his own meat grinder? Turns out that the butcher got a little behind in his work (ouch!). We all get the same number of hours and minutes in a day, so what we do with those moments, you might say, is timely.

So, there you have it: a few simple pleasures for which we are extremely grateful. At this time of year it always seems worth pondering.

Positively yours,

Sheri & Bill, Story Tellers Through Word, Image and Song

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