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Thankful Thursday, 10/20/11

By Susan Mangigian

Real Estate Sales Representative with RE/MAX Preferred RS152252A

October 20, 2011 09:51 AM

If you aren't bored to tears by now with my Thankful Thursdays posts, this one might be the clincher to get you to stop reading. I have nothing new or exciting to be thankful about. Nothing extraordinarily good or exceedingly bad has happened to me or anyone in my family. Business is the same, my weight is the same (a smidge too much) and life is just bumping along as usual. And I am thankful. I know someone who's life did not bump along as usual this week. I know a family who is experiencing a life changingly dreadful week and my heart is breaking for them. I am not an overly prayerful person but I have been praying for this family since Saturday morning. The outcome is still uncertain. Life may never be the same. I will not elaborate and I ask if you know who I am speaking of, that you don't either in the comment section. Just continue to pray.

It's not the fancy cars, the big houses, the keeping up with the Joneses that make a happy life. The Joneses are now in foreclosure and the Smiths are probably applying for a loan modification. If your children are whining and driving you crazy grab them tight and give thanks for them this week. A little overweight? Be thankful for the food you have in the house. A little bored? Boring is a blessing if it means nothing bad has happened. If you stub your toe or forget to pay the gas bill, or run out of gas, well, you know what, in the scheme of things, these are very minor problems.

Be thankful for a plain old boring "same old, same old" week.

Be thankful.

Carpe Diem.

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J. Philip Faranda

Howard Hanna Rand Realty - Yorktown Heights, NY

Associate Broker / Office Manager

"I wept because I had no shoes until I met a man with no feet."
Amen sistah. Sometimes, no news is good news. And someone always has it worse somewhere. Our kids have us exhausted, but I have kids to exhaust me. BONUS.

XOXO

Oct 20, 2011 09:59 AM

Susan Mangigian

RE/MAX Preferred - West Chester, PA

Chester & Delaware County Homes, Delaware and Ches

xxoo Back at you Phil. We have much to be thankful for.

Oct 20, 2011 10:00 AM

Hannah Williams

HomeStarr Realty - Philadelphia, PA

Expertise NE Philadelphia & Bucks 215-820-3376

Susan What a delightful way to put things . Be happy with what you have . You are wrong ! This post makes me want to read you more .

Have a wonderful rest of the day

Hannah

Oct 20, 2011 10:03 AM

Susan Mangigian

RE/MAX Preferred - West Chester, PA

Chester & Delaware County Homes, Delaware and Ches

Thank you Hannah. xxoo

Oct 20, 2011 10:07 AM

Adrian Willanger

206 909-7536 AdrianWillanger-broker.com - Seattle, WA

Profit from my two decades of experience

Susan-I get it! It's the simple things that make my world go around.

Best

Oct 20, 2011 10:12 AM

Don Sabinske

Don Sabinske, Sabinske & Associates Inc. - Zimmerman, MN

Sabinske & Associates Inc.

Susan, I and my family are also praying for them. This was a horrific accident, and we can only trust that there will be a good outcome.

Thanks for the very thoughtful post. I am sure that the family appreciates not only your heartfelt sympathy, but discretion as well.

Oct 20, 2011 10:19 AM

Bud & Beth McKinney

RE/MAX UNITED - Cary, NC

Cary/Raleigh/Apex NC - The Team That Cares, RE/MAX United

Yes I want to read more -- awesome blog!! Count your blessings EVERY day. I found a very positive blog site you might like: JUST LIVE LOVE -- maybe it is on facebook, not a blog or both.

Oct 20, 2011 10:25 AM

Gary Woltal

Keller Williams Realty - Flower Mound, TX

Assoc. Broker Realtor SFR Dallas Ft. Worth

This one resonated with me Susan. Boring can be very good. The life changing days that some have, and I am probably praying for the same ones, make us very thankful for boring times. There but for the grace of God can go any of us..... here's to more boring HAPPY times. Cheers...

Oct 20, 2011 11:12 AM

Susan Mangigian

RE/MAX Preferred - West Chester, PA

Chester & Delaware County Homes, Delaware and Ches

Adrian, yes it is. Thank you.

Don, thank you.

Bud and Beth, thank you for the blog site tip. I will check it out.

Gary, it's an unimaginable thing to contemplate. My heart is aching.

Oct 20, 2011 12:23 PM

Steve Loynd

Alpine Lakes Real Estate Inc., - Lincoln, NH

800-926-5653, White Mountains NH

Susan I know what of what you speak...and I'm praying for a miracle too. There is and old saying about peoples troubles...if everyone stacked up their problems in a pile and you could chose which pile to take...most would keep theirs and be happy by comparison.

Oct 20, 2011 12:57 PM

Susan Mangigian

RE/MAX Preferred - West Chester, PA

Chester & Delaware County Homes, Delaware and Ches

Steve, you are right. Feeling very sad right now for them.

Oct 20, 2011 01:36 PM

Richard Iarossi

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage - Crofton, MD

Crofton MD Real Estate, Annapolis MD Real Estate

Susan,

We have expanded our "family" through social media and experience living through the good times, as well as the bad times.

I too am feeling very sad right now.

Rich

Oct 20, 2011 02:30 PM

Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400

HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400 - Pikesville, MD

Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome

Good thoughts and prayers for those we care so much about! Thanks for sharing your very meaningful Thanksful Thursday. I wish a bit of boredom on all of us.

You are very special.

Margaret

Oct 20, 2011 02:59 PM

Liz and Bill Spear

Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH

Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

Susan, I find myself tearful tonight for a family that in reality I hardly know outside of social media, yet their loss is still wrenching. This is not normal state for this engineer. I'm thankful that everyone in my family is healthy and safe for another day, and I'll take boring, that's okay. Bill

Oct 20, 2011 03:30 PM

Susan Mangigian

RE/MAX Preferred - West Chester, PA

Chester & Delaware County Homes, Delaware and Ches

Rich, you said it. We have expanded and feel for our friends through good and very bad times.

Margaret, it really puts it into perspective. You are very special too. xxoo

Bill, same here. Aside from speaking online, I've never spoken to one of them and yet I could hardly sleep last night. Every time we turn our computers on, the world gets smaller. I only hope that the collective tears and sadness around the world for this family can help them in some small way.

Oct 20, 2011 11:44 PM

Amanda Christiansen

Christiansen Group Realty (260)704-0843 - Fort Wayne, IN

Christiansen Group Realty

Not boring at all Susan. It is very kind of you to mention the family and we are all very sad for them. Hope your day is blessed.

Oct 21, 2011 12:50 AM

Melinda (Mel) Peterson

Grants Pass, OR - Bend, OR

The Savvy Broker - ABR, CRS

Hi Susan ~ I saw your name mentioned in Tammy Lankford's recent post, so I wanted to stop by and say hello. I loved the heartfelt thoughts you posted here. You seem like a Kindred Spirit indeed ;-)

Oct 27, 2011 04:23 PM

Susan Mangigian

RE/MAX Preferred - West Chester, PA

Chester & Delaware County Homes, Delaware and Ches

Hello back Mel! If you wear your heart on your sleeve too, we are kindred spirits!

Oct 27, 2011 04:41 PM