Being Thankful

It's such a trite, Thansgiving-y thing - to talk about what you are thankful for.  But, as Linus put it in Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving, we are the first country to make a national holiday of being thankful.  That's kinda cool.

So, here is my participation in the trite-ness, for what it's worth:

1. I am thankful for my health.  This has been a good year for me and my focus on my health, and I am proud to have made some significant progress in that arena.
2. I am thankful for my friends.  I took deliberate action this year to cherish longtime friends, rekindle old friendships, and focus on new ones.  It has been good for my mind, my heart, and my soul.  I highly recommend it.
3. I am thankful for my family.  My kids, my husband, my dogs, my Mom, sister, and brother, my cousins, aunts and uncles.  The people who share my DNA - they come in all shapes and sizes, all ways and means, and I love them for just who they are.
4. I am thankful to be gainfully employed.  In this day, that's significant.
5. I am thankful for the ability to help others.  I seize every opportunity to do it - it's so worth it.
6. I am thankful for others who live their life to the fullest - who work hard, play hard, and take the time to make things better.  I try to surround myself with people like that.
7. I am thankful for my Ipod.  I listen to it just about daily and it is filled with the songs that I love.  It's a fabulous piece of technology - even though mine has seen better days.
8. I am thankful to be someone who finds great joy in the simplest of things.  I am glad I have simple taste, and have simple joys.  It puts a smile on my face quite regularly.
9. I am soooo thankful for my son.  He is pure and beautiful and different.  His heart is tender and his love is unquestionable.  He makes all of us laugh - he is thoughtful and smart.  I can't wait to see the man he grows up to be.
10. I am soooo thankful for my daughter.  She's a giggly little love bug whose smile will light up a room.  She is expressive and smart and confident.  She has hugs for everyone and loves to be in the spotlight.  I can't wait to see the woman she grows up to be.

It makes me smile just to write it out - you might try it too . .  . .