I’ve been seeing a lot of daily posts across social media
for the month of November counting people’s thankfulness, and while I’ve
enjoyed seeing other people’s updates I haven’t participated myself this
year. That isn’t to say I’m not thankful
for many things in my life, because I most certainly am.
I decided I would post a list here of the many things I have
been thankful for, and while it will contain a lot of things, I’m sure it won’t
be everything. We should keep
thankfulness in our hearts and minds all year, as well as the month of
Thanksgiving.
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My family
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My friends, and those friends who have stolen so
much of my heart they are family
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My amazing boyfriend
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Our “pack” (Bugsy and our new kid Bliss)
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My job, I’m so incredibly thankful for this
opportunity, I no longer want to puke at the thought of going to work in the
mornings.
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The house we live in, because even though it’s
far (really far) from perfect, it’s home.
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Applebee’s, Rooney’s, and Cielto Lindo… because
without them I might actually have to cook on occasion.
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That the weather has finally turned some and
it’s no longer like sitting on the surface of the sun in my living room.
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Hyperbole
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Kindle and all the amazing books I’m able to
download and take with me anywhere so I’m never without a book, I even have the
app on my iPhone.
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Technology that keeps me connected to friends
and family that I may not be able to see or hear their voices often, I can
still be up to date on their lives, or that has brought me new friends that I
would have never made without the benefits of social media.
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That earlier this year my uncle was able to get
my car running smoothly again so that it would pass a smog inspection and I
didn’t have to empty out my bank account or pull out all my hair in
frustration.
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That Netflix doesn’t charge late fees (sorry
about keeping that movie for like 3 months btw)
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That I didn’t get pulled over when it took me 2
months to put my registration sticker on my car… I paid for it on time, I just
didn’t put it on the license plate… because lazy.
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That even when I’m clumsy and hurt myself or
have sinus problems, I’ve been relatively healthy… There is so much sickness
and pain in the world, when my nose is runny or I have a headache, it doesn’t
even compare to what so many other people are going through.
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That I have a warm bed to sleep in at night,
there are a lot of people in the world (or even our community) that don’t even
have a stable roof over their heads, yeah it’s not the best bed in the world,
but it’s more than what many people have.
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That I was able to obtain a college degree
without being saddled with tons of student loan debt.
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That I grew up surrounded by love and
privilege. That doesn’t mean that I
didn’t have to work hard for what I have, or that my family had things handed
to them effortlessly, but we live in a country where so much is often taken for
granted. I’ve always had a safety net of
sorts. Not everyone can say that.
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I’m thankful for the strong role models I’ve had
in my life. There have been lots of
lessons to learn over the years, and I’m sure there are more to pick up along
the way. For those who taught me that
the only time you really lose at anything is when you give up on yourself. Play your hardest and to the best of your
ability, and even if you don’t walk away with a victory, you can still feel
victorious. For those who taught me to
never compromise my integrity. If you
can’t be real, nothing is real.
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For afternoon snuggles with Bugsy in the lazy
boy.
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For having the opportunity to adopt Bliss this
weekend.
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For “I love you” text messages just because
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For funny pictures of my friends’ and family’s
children doing kid things.
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For having a functioning washer and dryer at my
house so I don’t have to literally lug dirty laundry across town.
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For all the life experiences and dead ends that
eventually led me to this place.
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For learning that while bee stings are super
irritating, I don’t think I’m allergic to them… mostly because while my finger
still hurts, I didn’t die from it like the kid in My Girl (it was my first bee
sting okay? Who knows what could have happened)
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For all the people who volunteer at animal
shelters. I don’t think I could do it,
just being in the room with all the dogs looking for homes broke my heart. There were so many times I just wanted to cry
for them, and of course take them all home, and give them all the snuggles.
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For good music, and even for the terrible music
I’m embarrassed to admit I listen to on occasion.
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That when I fell down the other night I just
bruised myself and didn’t once again sprain my ankle… even though I cried like
a baby.
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For good movies to entertain us while we don’t
have cable.
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That we finally got a landline so that while we
live out in the country we don’t miss important phone calls.
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That we live in a part of the world where it isn’t
unreasonable to be dressed for the beach one day and snow the next. That the cold we whine and cry about is
nowhere near what the rest of the country faces…. Or the heat for that matter.
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That gas prices are going down.
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That I had the time and energy to make and post
this list.
So there’s my list, of slightly over 30 things that I’m
thankful for this season, and I’m sure it doesn’t even cover everything, but
it’s a start. Thank you for reading and
I’ll see you on the next post.
