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Thankful Thursday

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When life is busy and stressful, as it has been lately, I like to dig in when it comes to practicing gratitude whenever possible. That’s usually easiest early in the morning.

Today I am thankful for yesterday’s beautiful sunrise which is pictured here. It was well below twenty and so I could see my breath as I carried out the trash and readied to leave for the day. I was grateful for an effective defroster in my new car and for the sturdy scraper that allowed me to clean my windows efficiently.

I’m thankful for the book I’m reading – a fascinating piece of non fiction gifted to me by my fella – which I will write about soon. If you enjoy book culture and history, you may find it interesting as well.

I’m thankful for grilled cheese and tomato soup and for Pillsbury refrigerated cookie dough which make warm and happy companions on a cold, windy night.

I’m thankful for twinkle lights and Christmas trees, for warm throws and for colorful pjs.

As always, I’m thankful for the good job that allows me to have these creature comforts and that helps me give my cat the life he believes he deserves. His tastes are rather refined for a former street urchin.

Your turn! What are you thankful for today?

Thanksgiving Thoughts

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Today is Thanksgiving here in America.

It is intended to be a day for gathering with loved ones to express thanks for life and the blessings we enjoy. For some, the day is about gluttony and football too.

Depending on your family dynamics, it could also be about a kind of restraint that some might call passive aggression as your out-of touch relatives rant about the state of the world. If you lack in restraint, it could include lively arguing discussion of politics and the politicians who don’t care one ounce about you while your defending them ruins the holiday meal.

For others it marks the beginning of the holiday shopping season and the hunt for bargains. For some without family, it is a day alone and for some it’s a day of lost pay that is much needed.

Many people spend the holiday remembering loved ones who are no longer with us. Chances are you know someone who is marking their first holiday without a parent, child, spouse or dear friend. Whether it’s the first or the tenth Thanksgiving without their loved one, they’re just muddling through. Show them some grace. That will be you someday.

It’s not a happy day for everyone and yet a glorious time of celebration for many. The ways we celebrate Thanksgiving are as diverse as our nation.

I’m hosting today but my mother will do the cooking. I can be trusted with a veggie tray and dessert and with putting some elbow grease into making everything clean and pretty. I cannot be trusted with anything more important than that and this is fine by me.

Today, I’m thankful that I’m not responsible for cooking the stars of the meal. I’m thankful for the family I was born into and the people I have chosen. I’m thankful for my little cat Scout and for the job that allows me to give him the life he thinks he deserves. I’m thankful for easy access to the natural world, for good books and the people who write them. I’m thankful for the impending shift in seasons and for my own good health. I am thankful for the adventures I’ve had and those to come.

I’m thankful for all I have and for all I’ve lost. Each day, all the good stuff and especially the adversity have helped me become the human I am. For this I am grateful too.

Wherever you are in this world today, it is my fondest hope you have so many blessings that it’s hard to count them all.

Happy Thanksgiving, friends!

Scout’s Gratitudes

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Scout was curled up with me in our reading chair last night and he looked so content that I started thinking about gratitude and cats and what he might be thankful for if he could speak.

I think this is what he would say:

I’m thankful for my furever home with the big, sunny windows and warm bed. I’m thankful for the squirrels, birds, bunnies and chipmunks that visit me through the window and for my mama who makes sure I never go hungry and always have toy mousies to play with. I’m thankful for my Grammy and Grampy who sent me turkey for dinner last night and for my new Christmas rug that Mama bought just for me.

Just so you know, I did not buy that rug for him but he has staked claim to the darn thing and, like everything else I own, it’s his now.