My Thanksgiving speech....

OK here goes....it's holiday blah, blah time...

So when does it ever occur to many that every day is thanksgiving? I am sure those of us that have had near death experiences, served our country putting our life on the line, or simply putting yourself in danger for another, perhaps recovery from illness or nearly losing someone or lost.....know what I am saying. I may never be what I expected of my

self but know that I give thanks that I have experienced the unexpected from many others. I have been lucky to see faith reward
total loss and genius in the apparent dimness of understanding.
We are of an age of restitution and reflection and yet too few care to recall or acknowledge our luck (underline). We all suffer the inept ability to persuade ourselves that the moment only counts and not the matter of which will forever linger.

I give thanks to those who gave their lives....not just the soldier or the cop or the fireman...but the grandmother/father, the teacher, the explorer, the scientist....those who gave their lives not just in the moment but in entirety...for our future. Count your money, count your possessions, count your lucky stars....but remember who and where it all came from, and remember to thank your luck to have it and even better to have known those who gave it all.

Just for the Thanksgiving: "Give a damn", So many don't!
Clay Jackson