Giving thanks
Nov. 27th, 2008 02:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kjpepperEnjoying the final moments of peace until everyone else arrives for food and family time. It's just Nuke, Roy, the Sanders kids + Ale in the house right now. Seeing as nothing much is going on besides football I'd take a moment to do the obligatory "thankful for" list.
First of all, damn, I am thankful just to be sitting here, feeling the warmth of a borrowed laptop on my thighs, listening to the sounds of my family around me. Considering my year, I am deeply thankful to just wake up and experience another day, that a scant couple of months after surgery I feel about as normal as I ever do. I came too damn close to just not being here at all not once, but twice, and if that isn't enough to make you appreciate just the process of drawing breath, I don't know what will. Related to that, I am thankful I'm an absurdly quick healer. It is a useful thing, being able to withstand horrible things happen to you and yet recover insanely quick. Plus I'm generally pretty strong and good health- ful I guess. Yay.
Much as I complain vociferously about them, I am thankful for both my blood family who are even now amusing and exasperating me, and my various constructed families, who do the same on a daily basis. Every year I am boggled anew and impressed by the people my nieces and nephews are becoming. (why isn't there a collective noun that means both of them?) and as for the people I have adopted into my heart and call family, well. Life is never boring with them. :D Also, I'm thankful for every pair of eyes reading these words right now, my extended family and friends. Every one of you make my world richer.
In these trying economic times, I'm pretty thankful that all things considered, me and mine aren't impacted much yet. I don't know how long that'll last, but in general we all seem to be mostly okay. I pray that continues to be true.
In a weird way, I'm kind of thankful that the US is kinda borked economically. Sometimes it really does take a swift kick to the nads to shake people out of complacency, and out of this crisis is gonna come some necessary restructuring. I'm especially excited about the infrastructure work proposed, especially the incentives to expand rail transport all over the country.
I'm thankful my father lived to see a black man elected to the highest public office in the land. I am also thankful to be able to appreciate in some small way exactly how significant and amazing that is.
I'm thankful that for the most part I've been able to live my life on my own terms. Despite the emo and complaints, when I take the time to step back and really look at my life, it's actually pretty good. Even the fact that it's in transition right now is a good thing, because every challenge faced is an opportunity to learn about oneself and grow, which is something that should be embraced and welcomed, no matter how difficult it looks on the outset. I am fairly proud of the person I am right now, and while I have my regrets (they build character you know, lol), I have no apologies and nothing to hide. How many can truly say that?
I'm thankful for every person who has ever told me they loved me and meant it. There isn't enough love in the world sometimes, and love is such a gift... it should be seized and embraced fully at all times.
I feel like there should be more... that there are so many things in my world I should reflect upon and appreciate, but I really don't want to be typing all day, so I'll end the list here, and continue to watch and and be and experience (not to mention EAT) everything today.
Happy Thanksgiving, y'all.
First of all, damn, I am thankful just to be sitting here, feeling the warmth of a borrowed laptop on my thighs, listening to the sounds of my family around me. Considering my year, I am deeply thankful to just wake up and experience another day, that a scant couple of months after surgery I feel about as normal as I ever do. I came too damn close to just not being here at all not once, but twice, and if that isn't enough to make you appreciate just the process of drawing breath, I don't know what will. Related to that, I am thankful I'm an absurdly quick healer. It is a useful thing, being able to withstand horrible things happen to you and yet recover insanely quick. Plus I'm generally pretty strong and good health- ful I guess. Yay.
Much as I complain vociferously about them, I am thankful for both my blood family who are even now amusing and exasperating me, and my various constructed families, who do the same on a daily basis. Every year I am boggled anew and impressed by the people my nieces and nephews are becoming. (why isn't there a collective noun that means both of them?) and as for the people I have adopted into my heart and call family, well. Life is never boring with them. :D Also, I'm thankful for every pair of eyes reading these words right now, my extended family and friends. Every one of you make my world richer.
In these trying economic times, I'm pretty thankful that all things considered, me and mine aren't impacted much yet. I don't know how long that'll last, but in general we all seem to be mostly okay. I pray that continues to be true.
In a weird way, I'm kind of thankful that the US is kinda borked economically. Sometimes it really does take a swift kick to the nads to shake people out of complacency, and out of this crisis is gonna come some necessary restructuring. I'm especially excited about the infrastructure work proposed, especially the incentives to expand rail transport all over the country.
I'm thankful my father lived to see a black man elected to the highest public office in the land. I am also thankful to be able to appreciate in some small way exactly how significant and amazing that is.
I'm thankful that for the most part I've been able to live my life on my own terms. Despite the emo and complaints, when I take the time to step back and really look at my life, it's actually pretty good. Even the fact that it's in transition right now is a good thing, because every challenge faced is an opportunity to learn about oneself and grow, which is something that should be embraced and welcomed, no matter how difficult it looks on the outset. I am fairly proud of the person I am right now, and while I have my regrets (they build character you know, lol), I have no apologies and nothing to hide. How many can truly say that?
I'm thankful for every person who has ever told me they loved me and meant it. There isn't enough love in the world sometimes, and love is such a gift... it should be seized and embraced fully at all times.
I feel like there should be more... that there are so many things in my world I should reflect upon and appreciate, but I really don't want to be typing all day, so I'll end the list here, and continue to watch and and be and experience (not to mention EAT) everything today.
Happy Thanksgiving, y'all.
