感恩节500字作文：感恩一切

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mywife,shirley,andihavegoneonvacationstoaquietbeachinsouthwesternfloridaformostofourmarriedlife.ifthatbeachcouldtalk,itwouldtellofteenagenewlywedswhosunnedandwroteiloveyouonitssands.itwouldtellofalittlegirlwitheyesthecoloroftheseagatheringseashellsandofthreewildboysleapinganddivingintothesurf.itwouldtellofjoyousvisitsovertheyearsfromfriends,parents,grandparents,newbridesandgrooms--andnowgrandchildren.thebeachwouldtellglorioustalesofwarmthandgratitude.collectedby?i

butirealizedonedaythatihadrarelyexpressedmygratitudetotheonewho‘dlivedthoseyearswithme.onour40thweddinganniversary,shirleyandiwalkedagainthefamiliarmarginofthesea.itoldherthenhowthankfuliwasthatshesharedmylife.

wedon‘thavetowaitforanniversariestothanktheonesclosesttous--theonessoeasilyoverlooked.ifihavelearnedanythingaboutgivingthanks,itisthis:giveitnow!whileyourfeelingofappreciationisaliveandsincere,actonit.sayingthanksissuchaneasywaytoaddtotheworld‘shappiness.collectedby?

afewyearsago,ayoungwomanfromaneighboringtownwonascholarshiptoaprestigiouscollege.althoughtheinner-cityhighschoolsheattendedwasplaguedwithproblems,sheovercamethemandexcelled.whenshegraduated,shemendedtheoften-malignedschoolforitschallengingcoursesandherteachersfortheirspecialinterestandencouragement.ican‘tsayenoughgoodthingsabouttheschoolandtheteacherswhogavemesomuchofthemselves,shesaid.ishallbeeternallygratefultothem.collectedby

sayingthanksnotonlybrightenssomeoneelse‘sworld,itbrightensyours.ifyou‘refeelingleftout,unlovedorunappreciated,tryreachingouttoothers.itmaybejustthemedicineyouneed.

beforea.j.croninbecameabestsellingauthor,hewasadoctor.oncehetoldaboutacolleaguewhogaveanunusualprescriptiontopatientsafflictedwithworry,fear,discouragementorself-doubt.thedoctorcalledithisthank-youcure.forsixweeksiwantyoutosaythankyouwheneveranyonedoesyouafavor.andtoshowyoumeanit,emphasizethewordswithasmile.withinsixweeksmostofthedoctor‘spatientsshowedgreatimprovement.collectedbyi

ofcourse,therearetimeswhenyoucan‘texpressgratitudeimmediately.inthatcasedon‘tletembarrassmentsinkyouintosilence--speakupthefirsttimeyouhavethechance.

irecentlyreturnedhometomontpelier,ohio,forashortvisit.memoriesofmyboyhoodfloodedbackasiwalkedthefamiliarstreets.thenisawmrs.bible,andmymindflashedbacktohighschool.collectedby

iwasafreshman,moreinterestedinsportsthanschoolwork,andiwasfallingbehindinmylatinclass.thenvioletbible,aneighborwhowasaschoolteacher,foundoutaboutmyproblem.oh,latin‘sgreatfun,shetoldme.eovertonightafterdinnerandi‘llshowyou.forthenextseveralweeks,shetutoredmeuntilicouldconjugatewiththebestofthem--well,almost.anyway,ipassed.atthecallowageof14itseemedperfectlynaturaltomethataworkingwifeandmotherhadnothingbettertodoafterahardday‘sworkthantutormeinlatin.collectedby

nowasisawher,irealizedwhatanunmonsacrificeithadbeen.and,afterallthoseyears,itoldherso!whatyoudidwaswaybeyondthecallofduty,isaid.thankyou.iwasrewardedwithasurprisedsmileandasparkleinhereyes.

eachhumanbeingisyearningforkindwordsofappreciation.indecember1991,17-year-oldcandibrown‘scaroverturned;theroofcollapsedandcrushedherskull.thecrewsofenginepany8andmed15ingrayson,ga.,rushedhertogwintmedicalcenter.doctorstoldherparentstopreparefortheworst.butcandisurvived.ayearlaterthefamilyservedaholidaydinnertothegwintcountyfirefightersandemergencymedicaltechnicians.duringdinnercandi,whosegoalistowalknaturallyagain,rosepainfullyandsaid,thankyouforhelpinggodsavemylifeandgivingmeasecondchance.iloveyou.collectedby.