Today is Thanksgiving Day! I re-read what I wrote last year about the day and I feel I said it best back then, so I will let you read the original right here.
Thanksgiving Day, 2011
Very few things have changed since last year - but my list of what am I thankful for grew a bit.
First and foremost I am grateful for our family and friends: their love is what brings me joy every day! I am also grateful for the health of my family and friends - may God bless us and keep us healthy!
I am also grateful for the community I found in the past year - one I feel I can belong, one I can turn to for advice, help or simply for fun.
And last, but not least - I am grateful for being able to create (maybe not as much as I would love too), to express myself through art and music. It is an essential part of myself, or my soul - and just a few days ago simply browsing through beautiful art calmed me down enough to make me smile and find a solution to a problem that seemed solution-less!
What are you thankful for?
We don't have to look very far to see much suffering and sadness in the world. I am grateful to be able to open my eyes every morning and look around at the bounty I have, and to choose to smile at someone today and change their outlook. That to me is a powerful gift... I still think loneliness is our greatest challenge. We can overcome almost anything if we can share it with someone. I am so grateful for all my "someones", both here at home and in the online community. Happy Thanksgiving, Alicia!
ReplyDeleteHi Alicia,
ReplyDeleteI as you am thankful that I can use the gift God gave to me to create beautiful pieces that others can enjoy. Also I am thankful that I have a job and a roof over my head, where so many these day have not.
Therese
Alicia, what a beautiful post. Happy Canadian Thanksgiving - I hope it was a nice one. I am so very thankful to have a family to love and that loves me. I am very blessed and really cherish them.
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving Day. I did not know it was that day in Canada.
ReplyDeleteI am thankful for many thing ...my wonderful family, my wonderful parents who had gifted me such a joyous childhood and taught me to value each day and be thankful. My journal on what I am thankful for goes long and long each day as I am growing old.
I am thankful for finding you as a friend, Alicia. Thanks for keeping in touch.
Happy Thanksgiving day! I'm not Canadian, but can celebrate along with you. I'm grateful to have "met" you this year!
ReplyDeleteI also wanted to stop by and thank you for visiting my stop on the bead soup book tour. Have a fab week!