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Thank God for laughter! Children can be frustrating but their laughter is so contagious! Adults can be so sober but laughter makes them younger.

Instead of your first thoughts being this morning “Poor me!” try thanking God for being alive. I am healthy, I have a family, I have friends, and more.

I am thankful for today, I will never have this day again. I want to fill it with gratefulness and service for others, besides the normal things of life.

I thank God for protecting me from what I thought I wanted and blessing with what I didn’t know I needed. God knows better than me what is best for my happiness.

Today I just wanted to thank my wife for her part in my journey. It is because of her that I have a spring in my step.

You can choose today to be rich. Simply count all the things you have that money cannot buy.

I can’t force people to be a part of my life so today I am thankful for those people who have chosen to be a part of my life and continue to connect with me. It starts with those who are my family, who choose kindness and compassion and love each day for me and then it extends to many friends and contacts.

We need to consider today that happiness does not make us grateful but that gratefulness makes us happy. I am striving for less negative thinking and more thankfulness, that is why I write this blog.

I have been thinking lately of how lucky I am to live in a great country. Canada has low crime rates, health care is free, I enjoy the climate, the economy is good, and more. It is the country I was born in and I am thankful for the opportunities here and the great people around me.

I am not in control of what happens around me but I am in control of happens within me. Today I choose to fill my heart with love and patience and my mind with joy and peace. When I find the opposite creeping in I will make every effort to alter the course of my thoughts.

We had some friends call us up the other day and ask if they could come over. I am thankful for friends that are comfortable around us and are free to ask favours. They brighten our path through life.

I want to offer Hope again today. If your dreams are shattered and lying scattered at your feet just remember that broken dreams are doorways. You can choose if they will be doorways to fear, doubt, and depression or if they will lead to greatness, joy, and peace. Choose the right doorway by being positive and choosing happiness today.

Recently, after our youngest daughter seemed done crying after burning her mouth on some hot food I put my forehead against hers to empathize with her. She then let out a few more wails and hiccups even though she had finished crying once. How does Christ empathize with us after we have been through difficulty and fear? I am thankful for the times my Jesus has cared deeply for me and shown me His love.

Fear is contagious but so is Hope. That is what this blog is about: holding out hope to myself first and then to others so that it might spread like a plague. Wishing you a good day.

Today I need to own my thoughts and guard against negative thinking. The cause of unhappiness is never the situation you or I may be in but the thoughts we have. Today I will make the best of what of everything given me.