I believe I should count what I have received in my life. If I am not satisfied, I have been spoiled too long.
– I am thankful for my family, being alive and healthy.
– I am thankful to live in this country, with a house, provided for.
– I am thankful for my cats, who understand my mood swings.
– I am thankful for my best friends, Kita and Heathy and Chels and Ka-chan, who have been there for me when needed and even when not.
– I am thankful that I get to learn, have the chances.
– I am thankful for my health, my eyesight, and my nearly perfect teeth.
– I am thankful for my passion, the need to write, the opportunity to do so.
– I am thankful for the ability to read and understand.
– I am thankful for my emotions, which range far and wide, from love to tristesse.
– I am thankful for music.
– I am thankful for being able to watch the seasons change.
– I am thankful for being 17 and not dead and gone.
– I am thankful that I can work with my hands, knit, craft.
– I am thankful that my body is warm.
– I am thankful that I can breathe, in and out.
– I am thankful to take yoga, and the venture to unlock myself.
– I am thankful for knowing, for watching the news, for learning the world.
– I am thankful to be introspective; a little girl masquerading in her mother’s shoes.
– I am thankful to be able to think about the future.
– I am thankful for photographs, memory books, and the visions of the mind’s eye.
– I am thankful for being able to love.

One thought to “What God Has Given Me”

  • Mildawg

    Stalker comments?
    No, it’s called feed subscription.

    Thank you, Jordan. We all need to be reminded of the fact that we have… a lot. It’s something I’ve been thinking about.

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