家庭第一祝福您:感恩节快乐~~

感恩节是我们最喜欢的节日之一。在感恩节之际, 家人和朋友们欢聚一堂, 彼此分享美食和感恩之事，这本身就是一种祝福, 也提醒我们感恩的重要性。我们每个人都有很多值得感恩的地方，从生活中细微的点点滴滴到升学,工作,家庭, 朋友等等, 都有开心欢乐的时刻, 但在现代都市生活的匆忙和压力中，我们很容易忘记这一点。研究表明，拥有“感恩的态度”不仅对我们自己的身心健康有益，而且对增进良好的人际关系也颇有益处。

 大多数人都倾向于渴望手里没有的东西。纵观历史，人类一直渴望自己没有的东西，而不是享受和感谢我们所拥有的东西，这会让人们的心态变得冷漠。如今，无处不在的广告营销, 让人们认为只要购买更多更好的东西就会满足，然而往往只是掏空了口袋。因此表达感激之情可能比以往任何时候都更难。但这仍然很重要。

所以，在本周让我们培养感恩的精神。让我们花时间去感恩，去珍惜所拥有的一切。所有人都有很多值得感谢的地方，我们必须停下来想一想，就像有一首古老的诗歌那样提醒我们“数算生活中的恩典”。这周就让我们每天腾出一点点时间来思想。如果能和家人或朋友们一起彼此分享, 那将是一个特别美好的祝福。

感恩节快乐! 一个幸福而美好的感恩节!  一年四季都拥有“感恩的心态” !  

史雷顿教授

WISHING YOU AND YOURS
A BLESSED AND BEAUTIFUL THANKSGIVING

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. Thanksgiving brings family and loved ones together, which itself is a blessing. But it also reminds us of the importance of giving thanks. We all have much to be thankful for, but we can easily forget that in the rush and pressure of life. However, research shows that having an ‘attitude of gratitude’ is not only good for our own mental and physical health, it is a blessing to those around us as well. And as people of faith, we believe God is also pleased when we thank Him for His many blessings. There is a reason the Bible repeats this advice over and over: "Give thanks to the LORD for He is Good, His love endures forever”.
 
Most of us (including myself for sure) tend to long for the things we don’t have. All through history, humanity has made itself miserable by longing after what we do not have, rather than enjoying and being thankful for what we do possess (just look at Adam and Eve). Today, with professional marketers paying literally billions of dollars annually to make us want their products, it might be harder than ever to practice gratefulness. But it is more important than ever.
 
So, this week, let’s cultivate the Spirit of Thanksgiving. Let’s take time to be thankful, to appreciate all we have. All of us have much to be thankful for, but we have to stop and ‘count our blessings’ as the old hymn reminds us. This week, let’s make time every morning and evening to do just that. And if we can do it with family and friends around us – that is another blessing.
 
Wishing you and yours a blessed and beautiful Thanksgiving – and an ‘Attitude of Gratitude’ all year round!!

Gregory W Slayton
Chairman of Fellowship of Fathers Foundation and Family First Global