A Reason for the Season...Give Thanks!

Ripon WI

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With the holidays and the end of year approaching, my wish and prayer is that we all stop just for a minute from your busy lives, close your eyes and really concentrate on your life and what you are thankful for. We have become like robots, programmed to be someone we're not to keep up with society's demands. We forgot to be thankful for what we do have and not what we don't, just to "fit in" or be equal or more than someone else. Look around you...do you have what you need?...A loving spouse, children, a job, a roof over your head and food on your table? You don't have to be rich to have these things. It just takes a little hard work and determination to provide for your family. Live within your means...it's less stress... and really, happiness comes from within when you know you are doing everything possible to take care of your loved ones. Appreciate this and yourselves and those around you. Life is short...live for today and tomorrow will take care of itself. Marriage and family will give you joy when you are thankful and remember to love, care and respect each other. Remember to be each others best friend and why you fell in love with each other, instead of trying to change each other. Be thankful for the love you have... it is lonely and empty without being loved. And your children need your precense, not presents. And if you don't have a spouse or children in your life...remember family, friends, or even a stranger. A smile goes a long way to make someone 's day. Also a kind word or a helping hand. We all need someone to love and be there when times are bad as well as good. I am mom/grandma that is fortunate to have my grown children and grandkids who are my world. I may not have money or things to give them but I do give them the gift of my unconditional love and my time to help them. I'm sure they appreciate this more and will be more remembered with fond memories when I'm no longer here. So for this holiday, after all the struggles we have been through with Covid and the troubles in the World, let's all strive to change for the coming New Year and become people again. Let's appreciate the hard work our ancestors did, working their fingers to the bone for the main purpose of providing for their families and to make our World a better place to live in. We have what we have because of them and it wasn't easy. We now have an easier life because of unselfish people. Give thanks for your life and love...it doesn't cost a thing!