Including our family, early school friends, and former neighbors, who would you say are the 12 best people to be thankful for?
Thanksgiving is when we are supposed to share gratitude. We recount all the stuff we love having but in reality, that’s little more than a Tarzan-like pharisaical breast-beating.
Our time on earth is limited, and we should be humbled by that realization. Nobody will be happy if they keep raising the bar for gratitude and then insist on being a miserable person when the world inevitably disappoints them. Be an optimist.
Besides being thankful for our health and happiness, because wealth is somewhat overrated and since most have seen or heard about the dirty dozen and a group of unsavory characters who we should stay away from, this is the complete opposite.
Can you list a few dozen people who you are glad to have met in our lives? I know I have and the group includes several dozen, starting with my wife and kids and grandchildren family and life-long friends, then moving on to neighbors and colleagues I have met at work or along the way through the winding path we call life.
I am thankful for my family my friends and for having a home to rest and relax, which I appreciate. Home makes us feel safe and gives us comfort and joy.
- Holidays with family or friends
- A good meal
- A comfy couch or chair
- Thank you notes
- Our favorite Thanksgiving side dish
- Freedom of Religion and the press
- Working with our hands
- Unconditional love
- Uncontrollable laughter
- Good food
- Road trips
- Hot Showers
- The smell of freshly baked cookies
- Learning from unique cultures or traditions
- Good neighbors
- Seeing old friends
- Old photographs
- Grandparents
- Sit-Down dinners
- A nice cup of hot chocolate
- Funny things and people
- Mutual respect
- Finally getting to wear something new
- Not being a turkey
Here are a couple of dozen more random reasons to be thankful for
- Reading and literacy
- Leisure time
- Successfully making something new
- Campfires
- The lessons learned
- Rainbows
- Diversity
- Challenges
- Choices
- Forgiveness
- Driving and getting green lights
- Comfortable shoes and clothing
- Checking something off your to-do list
- Positive feedback
- Naptime
- Bursts of inspiration
- The Universe
- Heartfelt apologies
- Long conversations
- Farmers markets
- Blowing bubbles
- Fresh, warm sheets on your bed
- Seeing something from a new angle
- Favorite memories
Finally, many would love to see MoM or DaD come up on their phone again, so if you still get these... You are blessed.
