WHY SO PISSY?

Switch the news channel and chances are you will see folks protesting something.
Switch it again, and odds are you will see a new protest.
 They obviously have more FREE TIME and fewer BILLS than I have!

The chronic complainer  falls into a perpetual cycle  of finding fault, feeling negative, unable to face the next situation with an open mind. 
Eventually, the capacity for feeling joy is compromised. 
  Which brings me to Thanksgiving here in America.

For one day out of the year, we live with gratitude. 
 We live with a sense of appreciation for the people who have supported us.
 We live with a deep appreciation for what health we have.
We live with appreciation  for everything that we have,
and maybe even for the hardships  that have strengthened us   mentally, emotionally and physically.

Then the very next day,  life takes over  and we no longer  feel the same way. 
Our problems no longer seem like blessings but rather burdens;
those who have hurt us are no longer forgiven; 
The things that we lack  significantly overshadow the things that we were grateful for just one single day ago. 
  OR
  We can realize every moment of life  had more meaning  than we recognized at the time.
 When we're alone, we begin to see that it wasn't just watching sunsets together, or just worrying over bills.
 It was everything, it was the why of life, every event and precious moment of it. 
The answer to the mystery of existence  is the love we shared sometimes imperfectly.

When we're driven to our kneesnot by the weight of the loss  but by the gratitude  for what preceded the loss. 
The ache is always there, but one day not the emptiness, because to nurture the emptiness, to take solace in it, is to disrespect the gift of life.
HAPPIEST OF THANKSGIVINGS!