marence | What I'm Thankful For, 2012 edition (Reply)

Well, I'm usually doing this while the turkey is in the oven. but this year again there is no feast to be prepared.

The family has no interest in making a place for me; I have no interest in forcing them to; therefore, no Thanksgiving dinner to prepare.

I should be thankful about that. I have an entire list of things I should be thankful for. It's snarky and nasty and mean-spirited, just like the start of the holiday season. Things like, I should be thankful I don't have to cook. Trouble is, I like cooking. I like making occasional feasts. I like having family and friends gathered around the table eating good wholesome foods I've prepared. So rather than dwell on my dead mother's voice in my head telling me what I should be thankful for, I'll just do a list of what I am still thankful for.

I am still thankful for the husband, who loves me.

I am still thankful that I can still "walk, sit and stand."

I am still thankful that my medication doesn't zombify me.

I am still thankful for the possibility of spring.

I am still thankful for things that make me laugh.

I am still thankful for the Internet.

I am still thankful for chocolate and coffee.

I am still thankful for what I have, comparatively. It could be so much worse.