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I’ve had one of those weeks.
The two boys have been unwell for a couple of weeks and their recovery is taking longer than anticipated.
My business has been challenging, with a couple of “interesting” clients and a lot of evenings and weekends in a row.
I’ve been wrestling with a couple of issues with God and don’t seem to be making much progress.
I’ve had a couple of (very minor) ailments that have been annoying me.
And it seemed that nothing I was doing was getting me the results that I was after.
It got to me a couple of days ago, and I found myself in a surly mood, feeling slightly sorry for myself.
And then I realised that this is the week of Thanksgiving Day in the States.
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This week, my American friends celebrated Thanksgiving.
This is a great tradition that reminds us of all that we have to be grateful for.
I’m also conscious that it can be difficult to maintain a grateful attitude sometimes, as there are so many challenges facing us that we are so focused on our problems that we don’t get a chance to reflect on the positives as well.
I recently came across this poem from an anonymous author, that I think helps us when we find ourselves in these situations.
