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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.
1 trillionGoogle estimates over
Anything you want to know, you can ask and will usually g et a n a c c u r at e a n s w e r ! Now, all the information in the world is at your fingertips!
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?
expressWe don’t have to wait until November 27th, to
what we’re thankful for!
sharewith us!
What are somethings
YOU’VE taken for granted?