Thursday, November 26, 2009

Gratitude


On the eve of Thanksgiving here in the U.S., and I can't get over how much I have to be grateful for. It's a quiet time, with three of my four children on an impromptu trip to Vegas with their father, parents and sister in Florida, and an only grandchild with his adoptive parents. I guess it's the perfect time for reflection.

The Utah weather is sunny and crisp, without any dreaded snowstorms (for now, anyway). Blessed with a warm shelter, a running car, food in the pantry, good health, relative youth (ha, take that all you under 47-year-olds), family, friends, and a blog where I have met many astonishingly wonderful people.

Thank you to all of you dear readers and writers, for your insightful blogs, and friendships and connections. May this time of thanksgiving bring you heart-opening experiences filled with love and warmth.

Oh, and a good laugh or two to spice things up. Especially with the family get-togethers...

4 comments:

  1. Glad you've enjoyed your solitude. Did you spend Thanksgiving day by yourself?

    FYI, I've tried to get that letter open, but my little computer poltergeist keeps saying it can't (or won't!) do it, that my computer doesn't recognize the program you saved it to. And I don't know how to change it. Do you happen to know what you saved it to? Or can you scan it and send it jpeg? I'm dying to read it, but ...

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  2. I actually didn't know it was Thanksgiving Day until around 5:00 p.m. catching the evening news. Prior to that I just thought the folks on Facebook expressing Thanksgiving well-wishes were just getting a jump on the holidays...

    I'm on it! Your poltergeist has nothing on me!

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  3. I hope your day was peaceful and satisfying.

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  4. May this time of thanksgiving bring you heart-opening experiences filled with love and warmth.

    The same to you. I hope your day was lovely.

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