Thankful

I recently got an email from my friend, James who is serving an LDS mission in Zimbabwe, Africa. Reading his letter helped me realize how lucky (or blessed) we are to be living in the USA, a country where there is air conditioning, where we don't need to worry about what we will be eating for dinner, and where we are going to wash our clothes. I am so grateful for the opportunities that I have been given because I am an American. I am able to get a good education, and pursue my dreams. Many people don't have the opportunities that Americans do, yet we are one of the laziest countries. We struggle with obesity because we eat too much food, and don't exercise enough, when other countries don't have enough food, and are too weak and frail to run on a treadmill (that is, if they had one). I think we really take for granted all of the blessings we have received and we don't nearly enough appreciate them as much as we should.