For the love of family, who are always there no matter what;
For the companionship of friends, listening and cheering through it all;
For the beauty of each new day, and all the opportunities it brings with it;
For the joy of work, and the day-to-day self actualizations that come with it;
For the beauty of delightful laughter, oh the ever potent aphrodisiac;
For the joy of budding friendships, and the thrill of building new associations;
For the end of those relationships, and the bitter-sweet memories and lessons learned;
For the essense of life, even with its ups and downs;
For the challenges that come my way, and the feel of exhilaration with each challenge surmounted;
For the hope of a future and an eager expectancy of the unknowns that come with it;
For the joy of reading, and the boundless vistas it throws open;
For the sound of good music, an ever soothing balm to the soul;
For the decadent texture of luxurious dark chocolate, and its sinful guilty pleasures;
For the ability to muse at simple everyday events;
For the kindness of strangers, who unveil another side of humanity;
For having a great education, not many have the opportunity;
For the chance to listen to uplifting messages, that in an instant turns my mindset around;
For the joys of dancing, oh, with reckless abandon;
For the delight of listening to sweet gossip, that offers a sneak preview into the lives of others;
For the beauty of seeing sweet faced giggling children, who have not a care in the world;
So many things to be thankful for, even when life seems topsy-turvy
And for all these and more, I am truly thankful to be alive!
What are YOU thankful for?
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19th Feb. 2012, 11:47pm
