Say Thanks

The life of a bird is fraught with danger and loss. They are attacked by predators, they lose their feathers, their chicks get eaten and they can’t sleep for more than a few minutes at a time. They also never know where the next meal is coming from. But despite all this, birds can’t wait to get up in the morning and sing their hearts out. Even when they don’t sing, they can be found perching on a wire or a branch and looking thoughtfully and thankfully into the distance. With all our problems it’s easy to complain. But complaining doesn’t help. If we can train ourselves to be thankful for the small things in life, we will begin to feel happy. Birds teach us the importance of being thankful.