Results of U-Write-It Week 260
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"To me," Sissy said in answer to the teacher's question, "being thankful means..."
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...looking at everything in a different way - positively, with thanks always for the little things that we take for granted. So many people have so little, and we in this country have so much. I am thankful for family, friends, life and breath. Food and shelter, clothes, -- it goes on and on. When I am thankful, I have no time to be negative. Thankfulness keeps me from being depressed in any shape or form. Thankfulness is to really be alive and happy! I want nothing else, for when I am thankful all day, I am really rich!
by Carolyn Ann Aish, New Zealand
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...just that - being grateful. Knowing what I have, where it came from, and appreciating it, and appreciating from whence it came."
"That's very insightful, Sissy," the teacher said. "Especially for someone your age."
"Oh, really?" Sissy replied with a wave of her hand. "I don't see it as fantastic as all that, my dear pedagogue."
"Oh. I just meant that it's unusual for a four-month-old to..."
"Please!" Sissy held up her hand. "Keep your voice down. I wish to remain unknown. After all, have you seen what the Paparazzi are doing to celebrities today?"
by Phillip Lynne, Knoxville, TN
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