For the blessings I usually forget to give thanks for; For the people who make my way of life possible, all those who provide me with the civilized things I take for granted; For the fact that the world is so beautiful; For the fact that life is always new; For my senses which enable me to communicate with others and to be part of the world; For my power to think and power to feel; For liking companions and liking being alone;

For liking to work; For the privilege of teaching others though I have not yet perfected myself; For being slow to condemn, quick to forgive; For the fact that water tastes so good when I am thirsty and food when I am hungry; For challenges; For the fact that all of my needs are met and some of my desires; For prayer; For awareness that You are and faith that You are love; For a world where blessings seem such a natural state of things I rarely think to give thanks for them. Authored by James Dillet Freeman