Got to thinking today, are we thankful enough? What are you thankful for?

Thankful to have eaten today (some people haven't),

Thankful to have a loving family? (some people have no-one)

Thankful to have a wallow in a deep comfortable bath or shower? (some people don't have running water).

What are YOU thankful for?

Thankful for having my dear crocodile!!!

I am thankful that I have enough money today to get sooo pissed, this afternoon, that I won't be interested in the missus's inane whinging when I get home.

I'm thankful i'm not in England.

Gracias a la vida que me ha dado tanto,

Me dio dos luceros que cuando los abro,

Perfecto distingo lo negro del blanco,

Y en el alto cielo su fondo estrellado,

Y en la multitudes el hombre que yo amo.

Gracias a la vida que me ha dado tanto,

Me ha dado el sonido y el abecedario,

Y con el las palabras que pienso y declaro,

Madre, amigo, hermano y luz alumbrando,

La ruta del alma de el que estoy amando.

Gracias a la vida que me ha dado tanto,

Me ha dado el oído que en todo su ancho,

Graba noche y día grillos y canarios,

Martillos, turbinas, ladridos, chubascos,

Y la voz tan tierna de mi buen amado.

Gracias a la vida que me ha dado tanto,

Me ha dado la marcha de mis pies cansados,

Con ellos anduve ciudades y charcos,

Playas y desiertos, montañas y llanos,

Y la casa tuya, tu calle y tu patio.

Gracias a la vida que me ha dado tanto,

Me ha dado la risa, me ha dado el llanto,

Así yo distingo dicha de quebranto,

Los dos materiales que forman mi canto,

Y el canto de ustedes que es mi propio canto.

¡Gracias a la vida que me ha dado tanto!

(Violeta Parra)

Edited April 24, 200719 yr by torito

i'm thankful that English is the only language used in General Topics.

will send a good translation soon....

Thanks torito, my Spanish after 15 years is very rusty.

I'm thankful I was born in the west with the freedom to do as I choose with my life.

My family

My health

The great start to life I was given

The subsequent opportunities and chances I have been given throughout my life

The great good fortune I have right now

The long term security I have if I ever need it from Great Britain (welfare/pension/healthcare)

The freedom and opportunities all the above give me and my family, now and for the future

Thankful I'm in Tokyo earning Money instead of being at home in Thailand moaning about the temperature of 40c.

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens

Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens

Brown paper packages tied up with strings

These are a few of my favorite things

Cream colored ponies and crisp apple streudels

Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles

Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings

These are a few of my favorite things

Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes

Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes

Silver white winters that melt into springs

These are a few of my favorite things

When the dog bites

When the bee stings

When I'm feeling sad

I simply remember my favorite things

And then I don't feel so bad

viruses

plague

war

hate

violence

disease

torture

wilt

rust

horror

beatings

unemployment

starvation

evil

Love thy enemy. Without these I wouldn't know how wonderful my life really is!

Thanks torito, my Spanish after 15 years is very rusty.

I'm thankful I was born in the west with the freedom to do as I choose with my life.

Many people have no idea about how much truth is in what you just said Phil..bien dicho!

Thankful I was born in England at a time when it was still "A Green and pleasant Land"

I am thankful to have such a loving wife who supports me with everything I do. I feel that we form a great team together.

I am thankful to have such a loving wife who supports me with everything I do. I feel that we form a great team together.

this is also poetry 'Levent'

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens

Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens

Brown paper packages tied up with strings

These are a few of my favorite things

Cream colored ponies and crisp apple streudels

Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles

Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings

These are a few of my favorite things

Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes

Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes

Silver white winters that melt into springs

These are a few of my favorite things

When the dog bites

When the bee stings

When I'm feeling sad

I simply remember my favorite things

And then I don't feel so bad

why not simply say Julie Andrews ?

Beer.

Soundman.

I am eternally thankful that I rarely meet in real life people as hopelessly negative about life in Thailand as one meets daily on TV. This thread is a wonderful exception. Good work!

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens

Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens

Brown paper packages tied up with strings

These are a few of my favorite things

Cream colored ponies and crisp apple streudels

Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles

Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings

These are a few of my favorite things

Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes

Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes

Silver white winters that melt into springs

These are a few of my favorite things

When the dog bites

When the bee stings

When I'm feeling sad

I simply remember my favorite things

And then I don't feel so bad

why not simply say Julie Andrews ?

Because I didn't particularly like her in "Mary Poppins".

beer lao on visa runs.

My little boy, my fantastic Mum, the love of 140 (give or take) dogs & a very long cool shower when I've finished in the center. Oh and good red wine, when I can afford a couple of glasses. And my bed!

i'm thankful that English is the only language used in General Topics.

Yo tambien hombre!

I'm thankful for every day that I wake up and still have some living to do.

Edited April 24, 200719 yr by qwertz

My life and family and my travels

I have a lot to be thankful for, but the most important are my wonderful wife, and a couple of really good friends.

onzestan

Yo tambien hombre!

I'm thankful for every day that I wake up and still have some living to do.

'qwertz' is appears that all the times I am going, you are just coming.....lo mismo me pasa a mi!

Yo tambien hombre!

I'm thankful for every day that I wake up and still have some living to do.

'qwertz' is appears that all the times I am going, you are just coming.....lo mismo me pasa a mi!

It's the time lag. I'm 6 hours behind here. I better not reply in Spanish after recently telling a Dane to open a Danish thread and stop whinging about English. But every day is a gift IMO, even if it's a sh!tty one it's better than not having one; I know a lot of people who are not thankful just for that.

P.S. That's not all I'm thankful for, it's just the essential basis of being privileged to be alive.

Edited April 24, 200719 yr by qwertz

Living in Thailand, doing a business that I love which is doing quite well.

Im thankfull to be 60 TODAY Looking forward to the next 50

Many happy returns Warrior..