Happy Thanksgiving!
Well, tomorrow is Thanksgiving ... it's been quite a year. I've been to the ER, made a lot of changes in my life, lost a good friend in a car accident, spent the final days of my grandfather's life with him, and nearly lost my house in the fires. I have a lot to be thankful for.
I'm thankful for my friends who have remained true and steadfast, and have seen me through all the difficult times I've faced. They give me strength and hope. I'm thankful for my friends who have allowed me to be there through the difficult times they've faced, because it gives me a chance to witness how remarkable they are and how they overcome the obstacles they thought they couldn't. I'm thankful for my friends who I don't get to talk to as often, or hardly ever hear anything about outside of their LJs. They still touch my life, and I care about them and what they go through. I'm thankful for my dear friends who have passed away, because they lived beautiful lives and I still feel their spirits live on.
I'm thankful for my family, who sometimes can be the ultimate lesson in tolerance. I'm thankful for my chance to know that my grandfather was going to die before he did, so that I could find out that his favorite color is blue and his favorite food is bacon and eggs, and that he loved my grandmother more than anyone else in the world before I would lose the chance to know these things. I'm thankful that I had the chance to sit on the floor by his bed and hold his hand while he slept. I'm thankful that I got to see his beautiful blue eyes one last time. I'm thankful that I got to hear his voice talk about how he met my grandmother. I'm thankful that he lived and that I knew him.
I'm thankful for my trip to the ER and that I was placed in a room with a woman who may not have lasted the night, because it reminded me how precious life is and that no matter what I'm going through, there are always other people who are facing worse and need prayers, thoughts, comfort, and consideration. I'm thankful I wasn't in her place, and if she did make it through the night, then I am immensely thankful for that. If she didn't, then I'm thankful that she's no longer suffering the pain she was in.
I'm thankful that I almost lost my house to the fires, because it proved to me how little it all mattered. I had all my treasure with me already; my parents, my pet parakeet, and my own chance at life. I'm thankful for all the people I met who were refugees from the fire and that I was able to offer them the little that I had. I'm thankful that the majority of people have good hearts and will help each other out in any way they can when it's desperately needed.
I'm thankful for my digital camera because it's given me a chance to capture the things and moments that are precious to me; from a moth landing on a flower, to dandelions, to the way the light shines from a window, to rose petals, to snails, to the last photo of my grandfather that was ever taken.
I'm thankful for all the amazing things there are to discover in this world. No matter how much I learn about or explore, there's always more to be sought. I think I'd be very bored if it were ever possible to know everything.
I'm thankful for laughter and smiles, tears and sorrow, compliments and criticisms.
I'm thankful for the world. I'm thankful for mountains and oceans, deserts and and forests, dandelions and roses, lizards and rolly-pollys. I'm thankful for so many different cultures with so many different people who through all the differences, still each have the same beating, passionate heart.
I'm thankful for the universe. I'm thankful for each and every mystery. I'm thankful for every star in the night sky. I'm thankful for everything contained.
I'm thankful for love. Out of all things, I am most thankful for love. Love which is unselfish and cares only for that which it feels is best, because I believe more than anything that love is the pulse of life.
What are you thankful for?
I'm thankful for my friends who have remained true and steadfast, and have seen me through all the difficult times I've faced. They give me strength and hope. I'm thankful for my friends who have allowed me to be there through the difficult times they've faced, because it gives me a chance to witness how remarkable they are and how they overcome the obstacles they thought they couldn't. I'm thankful for my friends who I don't get to talk to as often, or hardly ever hear anything about outside of their LJs. They still touch my life, and I care about them and what they go through. I'm thankful for my dear friends who have passed away, because they lived beautiful lives and I still feel their spirits live on.
I'm thankful for my family, who sometimes can be the ultimate lesson in tolerance. I'm thankful for my chance to know that my grandfather was going to die before he did, so that I could find out that his favorite color is blue and his favorite food is bacon and eggs, and that he loved my grandmother more than anyone else in the world before I would lose the chance to know these things. I'm thankful that I had the chance to sit on the floor by his bed and hold his hand while he slept. I'm thankful that I got to see his beautiful blue eyes one last time. I'm thankful that I got to hear his voice talk about how he met my grandmother. I'm thankful that he lived and that I knew him.
I'm thankful for my trip to the ER and that I was placed in a room with a woman who may not have lasted the night, because it reminded me how precious life is and that no matter what I'm going through, there are always other people who are facing worse and need prayers, thoughts, comfort, and consideration. I'm thankful I wasn't in her place, and if she did make it through the night, then I am immensely thankful for that. If she didn't, then I'm thankful that she's no longer suffering the pain she was in.
I'm thankful that I almost lost my house to the fires, because it proved to me how little it all mattered. I had all my treasure with me already; my parents, my pet parakeet, and my own chance at life. I'm thankful for all the people I met who were refugees from the fire and that I was able to offer them the little that I had. I'm thankful that the majority of people have good hearts and will help each other out in any way they can when it's desperately needed.
I'm thankful for my digital camera because it's given me a chance to capture the things and moments that are precious to me; from a moth landing on a flower, to dandelions, to the way the light shines from a window, to rose petals, to snails, to the last photo of my grandfather that was ever taken.
I'm thankful for all the amazing things there are to discover in this world. No matter how much I learn about or explore, there's always more to be sought. I think I'd be very bored if it were ever possible to know everything.
I'm thankful for laughter and smiles, tears and sorrow, compliments and criticisms.
I'm thankful for the world. I'm thankful for mountains and oceans, deserts and and forests, dandelions and roses, lizards and rolly-pollys. I'm thankful for so many different cultures with so many different people who through all the differences, still each have the same beating, passionate heart.
I'm thankful for the universe. I'm thankful for each and every mystery. I'm thankful for every star in the night sky. I'm thankful for everything contained.
I'm thankful for love. Out of all things, I am most thankful for love. Love which is unselfish and cares only for that which it feels is best, because I believe more than anything that love is the pulse of life.
What are you thankful for?