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The great Bill Walsh once said ... “Nothing is more effective as asincere, accurate praise, and nothing is lamer than a cookie-cuttercompliment.” As a means of mentoring training for the personal worth andpersonal good of a person, one must invest in building skills through mentoringtraining.”  And Albert Schweitzer who, in my humble opinion, probably neverplayed football, once said ... “At times our own light goes out and isrekindled by a spark from another person. Each and every one of us has causedto think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us. “ To most of us in this generation, the basic acts ofreciprocity and morals of thankfulness and gratitude are long obsolete.  “You owe me a job!  You owe me ... you owe me is the newmentality.  But, I’d like to rekindle ifI may, the perception that we are indeed blessed and we need to bethankful.  We need to realize that we arecontinually blessed each and every day for the persons in our lives.  Here’s a snippet I found in the internet on things tocontemplate: If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change ina dish someplace ... you are among the top 8% of the worlds wealthy. If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roofoverhead and a place to sleep ... you are richer than 75% of this world. If you woke up this morning with more health than illness ... youare more blessed than the millions who will not survive this week. If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the lonelinessof imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation... you areahead of 500 million people in the world. If you can attend a church meeting without fear of harassment, arrest,torture, or death ... you are more blessed than three billion people in theworld. If your parents are still alive and still married you are veryrare. The next time you feel like whining, remember that your garbagedisposal probably eats better than 30 percent of the people in the world. Ungrateful people are ingrates who usually end up bitter andalone.  Most often they are cynical toborderline pessimist or let alone misanthropes who only see the bad things inlife.  Their pitiful, sour perspectivereverberates through their entire being mentally, emotionally and physically.We should all be thankful that we are waking up everyday with the free will tochoose. To be thankful or unthankful for the things in our lives, the personswho love us and all the blessings that God has bestowed upon us. A choice thatultimately determines whether we get to be “bitter” or ”better in this meagerexistence!”  Long ago, there was a British family who went toScotland for a summer vacation. The mother and father were looking forward toenjoying the beautiful Scottish countryside with their young son. A day went byand the son wandered off all by himself and got into trouble. As he venturedthrough the woods, he came across an abandoned swimming hole, and as most boyshis age do, he took off his clothes and jumped in. The boy was totally unprepared for what happened next. Before hehad the time to enjoy the pool of water, he was seized by a horrible attack ofcramps. He began calling for help!  Hewas fighting a losing battle with the cramps to stay afloat. Luckily, a farm boy was working in a nearby field. When he heardthe cries for help, he dove in and brought the English boy to safety. Of course, the father, whose son had been rescued, was extremelygrateful. The next day, he went to meet the youth who had saved his son’s life.As the two talked, the Englishman asked the boy what he planned to do with hisfuture. The boy answered, “Oh I suppose I’ll be a farmer like my father.” “Is there something else you’d rather do?” he asked. “Sure!” answered the boy. “I’ve always wanted to be a doctor. But,we are poor people and we could never afford to pay for my education.” “Never mind that,” said the Englishman. “Leave that up to me.You’ll have your heart’s desire and you will study medicine. You make yourplans, and I’ll take care of the costs.” So, the boy did grow up and became a doctor.   But wait ... there is more. Years later, in December of 1943, Winston Churchill became veryill with pneumonia while in North Africa. Word was sent to Sir AlexanderFleming, who had discovered the new wonder drug, penicillin, to comeimmediately. Flying in from England, Dr. Fleming administered his new drug tothe ailing prime minister. In doing so, he saved Churchill’s life for thesecond time. For it was the boy, Winston Churchill, whom Alexander Fleming hadrescued from the swimming hole so many years before. Winston Churchill’s father ... by showing his gratitude  ... saved his son’s life... again!   In a Dennis the Menace cartoon, Dennis and Joey are lookinginto a department store window that has been decorated for Christmas. Dennissays, "Last month was our giving thanks holiday, an' Christmas is God'sway of saying “You're welcome.” What’s my point? If you are indeed thankful as a spiritual being,both God and life will respond ... “You’re welcome!”  Thankfulness is not a feeling ... is it an attitude?Is it not a “wishy-washy” ethereal kind of thing? It is a choice.  Attitudes are a choice. You can make aconscience decision and choose to be thankful. Sometimes it may be a difficultchoice. It requires getting the proper perspectives and life training to attainenlightenment.  It’s never too late to say “Thank You.”If you can remember today, something that someone has done for you in thepast  ... whether it was last week orlast year, let them know you appreciated them for it! It may be a parent orgrandparent, a teacher, or a friend you haven’t seen in years. Showing themyour gratitude won’t just make their day, it will make your day! Giving themthe satisfaction of reinforcing what may be lingering in their minds in termsof “what is my worth to this person?”