Thankful

I’m thankful to have woken up today, Friday, November 25th, with no aches, no maladies, and less mental anguish than the previous days in November. I’m thankful that I continue to exist and face the unknown day ahead. I’m thankful to have the means to send text messages to my family when I am not up for talking. I’m thankful that they do not throw my choice of communication in my face.

I’m thankful for this daily reminder to be thankful.

I’m thankful for personas. I’m thankful to have the choice to present shades of the whole when communicating online. I’m thankful to remember this if I get upset when someone online appears to be someone other than who they present.

I’m thankful to remember that each person has choices to make, and thankful that some are easy, while others are difficult.

I’m thankful for challenges and the way they motivate the mind to solve problems. I’m thankful for problems to solve. I’m thankful that most of my problems are not that serious. I’m thankful that there are people working to solve very serious problems in the world.

I’m thankful for my job and the people I work with every day. I’m thankful to work at a small company with people who share similar values to mine. I’m thankful to recognize that this is a part of the echo chamber I have cultivated to reduce the stress in my life. I’m thankful to think of some of my coworkers as friends.

I’m thankful for the end of a friendship that inspired me to write. I’m thankful for the end of a friendship that diminished my will to write. I’m thankful that life is fundamentally uncontrollable, and thankful for the ability to heal and pursue a variety of interests. I’m thankful to know that though I may not reach 10,000 hours, I still come away with experience. I’m thankful for human experience. 

I’m thankful that my tablet has 1% battery remaining. I’m thankful to fear being too verbose, but still write what feels like a lot. I’m thankful to you if you decided to read this. I’m thankful that you are there after I was here.