Using Simplicity to be Thankful for What You Already Have

By

Hunter Griffin

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, so this is always a time where you think about the things that you are thankful for. When you think about being thankful, you think about things you have, such as your iPod or your TV. Most people would be more than thankful for just something to eat. Most people see simplicity as having nothing. But I think that in the kind of community we live in, we should look at it as just living simpler and not having so many wants. Instead of constantly looking at what you don’t have, just be thankful for what you do have.

            I think that this poem, What I'm thankful for by Ila Ann, is a great example of being thankful for what you have.

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 I think this poem shows that you should be thankful for the things that are given to you. Instead of wanting so much, just take what is already given and enjoy that.

This week’s query is: How can you be simple by being thankful for what you already have?