It is Thanksgiving Day and so appropriate to answer saintvi's question - What 25 things are you thankful for? So I've been mulling this over since she posted on the 20th of November. 1. My husband who still loves and lusts after me. He still gets that look after 29 years of marriage. 2. A soft pillow and warm covers every night, because I know there are those that lack these. 3. My sons, even with the worry, my life would be diminished without their presence. 4. My mother, as I got older she became a friend, inspiration, and role model. 5. As much as I complain, I am thankful for my job. I enjoy what I do and get paid to boot. 6. The ceramics studio where I can play with clay and have fun. 7. My sisters and my husband’s siblings, with all the attendant spouses and nieces and nephews. Should all else disappear they are still family. 8. My eyesight. I love to see the details of creation through my own eyes and through the eyes of others. 9. The colors of the visible spectrum. Guffaw if you must but a monochromatic world would be sad. 10. My education. When I look at the opportunities I’ve had because of my education, I have to be thankful. 11. Friends. I am thankful for those that I sit down with at meals and those whom I’ve never met in the flesh. 12. The seasons – I cannot imagine living in a place where there is no winter or autumn, or summer and spring. 13. My faith. Some doubt and deny or want proof but I believe. There is a God and He is good. 14. Books. All books, any books because they are a way to experience the world and the minds of others. 15. Potatoes. The ultimate comfort food, this nourishing tuber has infinite possibilities in the kitchen and industry. 16. Laughter makes the sun shine brighter and the world a better place. Humor is the gravy on the potatoes! 17. Freedom from want encompasses all those necessities that I often take for granted and never think about. 18. Freedom from fear - not only for personal safety but the security of knowing the edges of my world. 19. Freedom of speech. It includes my freedom to express myself in this forum without repercussion. 20. Freedom of religion because I can choose to believe or not and have the choice of what and where too. 21. The night sky, to remind me that there is more to creation than this small planet. 22. All the mice I work with. Small miracles walking around in soft fur coats. 23. I’m thankful for ice in the summer and hot cocoa in the winter. 24. Good judgment and common sense – because smarts are not always sufficient. 25. Xanga because it is the vehicle and conveyance to take me into your lives and to bring you into mine. Happy Thanksgiving! |