First
of all I'm most thankful for the safety we enjoy living where we live.
It constantly gives me pause for thought when I read stories of people
being blown up at the market etc. in other countries. I'm also thankful
that living in Canada we're free to think and say whatever we want. It's
hard to imagine in this day and age there are countries where people
get thrown in jail for speaking against the government or where things
like Google results are censored.
I'm thankful for the health
of my family. We all are constantly inundated with friends,
acquaintances, stories etc. of health problems taking people too young
or negatively impacting the quality of life. I'm thankful that this year
our health system fixed my wife's back problems so she can live
normally again.
I'm thankful for my family. My beautiful wife
who after eighteen years together still so obviously loves me and
supports me. She is the most caring, nicest woman I know. It's so
amusing to see her at bedtime one by one being asked to lie in
everyone's bed and cuddle them to sleep. My wonderful daughter who is
interested in everything and has the same heart as my wife. Always
wanting to do nice things for others. My son whose life revolves around
sports already at seven. The pure joy I get to watch him experience when
he makes a catch or hits a ball a long way.
I'm thankful for
friends. I lost one particular one this year that gave me a lot of
reason to think. I'm glad that because of that I have made more of an
effort to have important conversations with friends and to work on
building a circle I can confide real feelings to.
I'm thankful
for my job and the company I work for. I look around at the life I live
with the nice house on the quiet, tree-lined street and all the things I
am able to do for my children and I know that a lot of my success was
just the dumb luck of getting hired where I work. The less obvious thing
that I am grateful to my work for is teaching me a way of thinking. As a
lot of those who work there will tell you there is a real logical,
methodical way of thinking that is ingrained into the culture. Learning
to think this way has really helped me succeed in other areas of my
life.
I'm thankful for whatever it is that attracts me to do
the things I do to help others and for the skill set I have that allows
me to help them. It's really wonderful to have the opportunities that I
do to make a difference in the lives of others and I am grateful that
people and organizations trust me to do those things on their behalf.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
