I Just Have so Much to be Thankful for This Year

Before I list what I’m thankful for this holiday, I’d like to point all my friends to this website so they can learn/acknowledge what Native lands they occupy. The more you know, the better educated you are, the more you can understand the history of these lands and the injustices that have been committed over many years thereon. Link: https://native-land.ca

What I’m thankful for (yes, even in 2020)

Now, since it is Thanksgiving and this has become a common time to share what we’re thankful for, I want to do exactly that. I have so much to be thankful for this season, and always. 

Happy Thanksgiving from me (and my new haircut, lol!)

For one, I am thankful that in 2020 my family and I have stayed healthy and employed. Those things cannot be taken for granted, our good health or our fortunate employment situations, for sure. We have been so lucky and so very blessed, especially in a year of such turbulence and uncertainty. So, I am thankful for good health and steady employment!

Second, I am thankful for my loving husband and my entire support system of family and friends. I know some of the best people in the world, that is for certain, and I’m beyond thankful for all of them. From the best parents to the best husband and friends a person could ask for, I’m exceptionally fortunate in this arena. And yes, this includes fur-pals like our cat Ashe, dog Silver, and snake, Sketti. 

Last but not least, I’m thankful for good books, warm coffee, and all the other tiny things in life that make it more enjoyable. I’m thankful for theatre arts, for film, for written word, for paintings, for music, for good food, for ALL of the things I’m lucky enough to sense and smell and hear and see and taste every day. Existence is a pretty rare and cool circumstance in and of itself, when you really think about it, and I hope I never take a moment of it for granted (especially after a year like this, when so much has been put into perspective for us all!)

Our little fam, minus Ashe and Sketti who would not participate in photos. ;)

So, I hope you all have a safe, warm, holiday full of love no matter how you celebrate. I hope you have things to be thankful for, and that life brings you more in abundance as the year comes to an end. Cheers. ❤️

Xoxo, MM.