Thanksgiving is a time for feasting and football, family and fun. But it is also a time to reflect on what we have and to appreciate the people in our lives. I have a lot to be thankful for this year. I have met people who have changed my life. I have deepened my relationships with my family and friends. I have been provided with the necessities of life (shelter, water, food, heat). I have continued my education. I have been fortunate enough to find a job in these difficult times.
In addition to keeping a blog, I keep a personal journal (handwritten and only for my eyes). On occasion I go back and read my entries. This year has been filled with ups and downs.
On the negative side: I was really sick. I lost a loved one. I was for most of the year unemployed. I moved away from my closest friends and back into my childhood home. It was a trying time.
But there were good things too: I got to spend more time with my family. I got to reconnect with friends in the bay area. I got to travel. I got to spend time on myself and my own health. I got to do volunteer work.
You have to take the good with the bad, the happy with the sad. Sometimes it seems like the bad times will last forever, believe me I have been there, and I have the journal entries to prove it!
No comments:
Post a Comment