First posted in February of this year and re-posted today in the spirit of the season because we can never be reminded too often of all we have to be grateful for...
My desk sits in front of a large picture window that looks out upon lush, green fields, oak trees, and a gray sky that today feels more like a cozy blanket than a bearer of gloom. Mason-kitty sits in front of the computer gazing out the window at birds he’ll never catch, while Dixie, the four-pound princess, snuggles and snoozes tightly zipped up inside my jacket, her tiny head pressed against my heart.
My world is at peace… and I am grateful.
Elsewhere blizzards have made the lives of many of my friends miserable and difficult and it would appear there is no end in sight. In Washington, the governing has come to a standstill, though one would be hard pressed to notice. Snow days and snow jobs seem to be the order of the day in our nation’s capitol.
Still, this country has given me freedoms and opportunities unknown to women in so many other parts of the world… and I am grateful.
Unemployment has devastated the middle class, while the rich continue to get richer. The average time between losing and finding a job now is 30 weeks. I will never be rich. I will probably always be up to my ass in debt, but I have a job… and I am grateful.
I have friends whose love and generosity continuously amaze me. I am blessed with good health and, at least for the time being, I have health insurance. I have food when I’m hungry, water when I thirst, and a warm bed where I sleep safe and free from the sounds of war… and I am grateful.
There will always be plenty of days and things to find fault with. Today, however, I will bitch about nothing. Today, I will just be grateful…
Happy Thanksgiving and thank you to all those who have made this blog possible with your readership, participation and encouragement.
