I'm thankful for all the gifts of nature that enrich us. I'm grateful that I had the opportunity to become a veterinarian late in life without a soul-crushing debt load (pick your ancestors carefully!). I'm grateful to Resume Stain Pet Hospital that chivied me towards being an independent contractor instead of a powerless associate. Most of all I'm grateful to everyone in my life who cared enough to say at critical junctures, "WTF?"