We can always find something to be thankful for and there may be reasons why we ought to be thankful for even those dispensations which appear dark and frowning.
Writing I'm convinced should be a subversive activity - frowned on by the authorities - and not one cooed over and praised beyond common sense by some teacher.
Women face enough pressures and challenges in a workplace that is still depressingly biased against a female's success. Add to that the fact that the very thing many women I know find most rewarding (having kids) is now frowned upon.
When Fortune smiles I smile to think how quickly she will frown.
Over the years the political establishment has frowned if a mainstream politician mentions marriage.
A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn it can be stabbed to death by a quip and worried to death by a frown on the right man's brow.
You wouldn't want to be called a sell-out by selling a product. Selling out was frowned on whereas now you can major in it at business school.
Beauty comes from a life well lived. If you've lived well your smile lines are in the right places and your frown lines aren't too bad what more do you need?
He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.