Its time for thanksgiving!

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So many people in our world are opressed and suffering for different reasons:

According to UNICEF 2 million children are victims to child prostitution each day! 27 million people work under slavelike conditions. Power is abused on a daily basis and its worst than most of us can imagine!

This weekend it is time for thanksgiving, a celebration meant to focus us on being thankful for what we have.

Often we get stuck in focusing on what we don't have, what we think is unfair, or on how we are misstreated! But in honesty, if we lift our eyes just a little and look at our situation in comparison to the world as a whole, I think most of us would come to realise that we have nothing to complain about.

We want that specific shirt - think of the people who would be happy with simply a shirt!

We want to be able to go out for dinner - think of the people who just want something to eat!

We want a better place to live - think of those who have nowhere to stay!

I could keep going on and on, but I think the point is made.

So in this time of turkey, family and love, lets try to remember to be thankful!