Give Thanks
Nov. 28th, 2014 10:30 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
batskeetsThing I wrote on Thanksgiving, but neglected to post here:
I have to admit: being thankful felt a little bit trite, when I got up this morning. Things have been particularly hard as of recent, and perspective has been a tricky thing to grab hold of.
I went running this morning, as I have each Thanksgiving morning since 2010. I even got to hear Flash (by Queen, naturally) during that 5K of pavement pounding. I’m thankful that my legs work. A few weeks ago, I couldn’t have gone on that run.
I am thankful that I’ll have a house full of friends in an hour or so. In some cases, it will be our 5th year spending it together. But, whether it's your 5th year at my table, or your first, I'm thankful for the new connections I've made this year. And, jesus, am I thankful for the old friendships.
I’m thankful for teammates who challenge me, encourage me, and are patient with me when the chips are down. I don't think I've been the best teammate, but I hope y'all know what I feel, even when I'm not so great at expressing it.
Later today, I’ll talk to my parents, through the internet, for free, even though they’re in Taiwan, half a world and many time zones away. Yeah, so it's technically Friday there, but that’s still pretty amazing. (SIDE NOTE: Skype decided to be a jerk and not allow me to sign on. But, the fact that this technology exists remains awesome)
I called my grandpa's house, a bit ago. If you’ve talked with me recently, you know why that’s an extra-big thing to be thankful for.
I'm thankful that I still have the ability to see the little things, to experience the simple moments, and find wonder in them. Not everything has to be grandiose and life-altering in order to be worth savoring.
I’m thankful that, when terrible things happen, we don’t have to go through them alone.
...oh. And lard. I'm also thankful for lard. ;)
I have to admit: being thankful felt a little bit trite, when I got up this morning. Things have been particularly hard as of recent, and perspective has been a tricky thing to grab hold of.
I went running this morning, as I have each Thanksgiving morning since 2010. I even got to hear Flash (by Queen, naturally) during that 5K of pavement pounding. I’m thankful that my legs work. A few weeks ago, I couldn’t have gone on that run.
I am thankful that I’ll have a house full of friends in an hour or so. In some cases, it will be our 5th year spending it together. But, whether it's your 5th year at my table, or your first, I'm thankful for the new connections I've made this year. And, jesus, am I thankful for the old friendships.
I’m thankful for teammates who challenge me, encourage me, and are patient with me when the chips are down. I don't think I've been the best teammate, but I hope y'all know what I feel, even when I'm not so great at expressing it.
Later today, I’ll talk to my parents, through the internet, for free, even though they’re in Taiwan, half a world and many time zones away. Yeah, so it's technically Friday there, but that’s still pretty amazing. (SIDE NOTE: Skype decided to be a jerk and not allow me to sign on. But, the fact that this technology exists remains awesome)
I called my grandpa's house, a bit ago. If you’ve talked with me recently, you know why that’s an extra-big thing to be thankful for.
I'm thankful that I still have the ability to see the little things, to experience the simple moments, and find wonder in them. Not everything has to be grandiose and life-altering in order to be worth savoring.
I’m thankful that, when terrible things happen, we don’t have to go through them alone.
...oh. And lard. I'm also thankful for lard. ;)
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Date: 2014-11-28 07:14 pm (UTC)Happy Thanksgiving! We are doing friendsgiving on Saturday evening by the way, if you want to come!