I am thankful for my mom who calls me sweetheart and honey each morning. I am thankful for my sister and how when she asks how I am doing, she actually wants to know the real answer and not the generic, robotic response. I am thankful for my dad’s spirit that continues to guide me in all my decisions. I am thankful for simple gestures of kindness and compassion. I am thankful for those who have taken the time to know me beyond the superficial layers. I am thankful for grey mornings, sunsets, and night skies. I am thankful for the people that force me to notice them. I am thankful for the dripping sound of rain that helps me relax on my bad days. I am thankful that I have the freedom to be who I am without consequence. I am thankful for all the people I’ve met these past couple of months. I am thankful that I believe in taking the time to learn about the dusty corners of a person before forming an opinion. I am thankful for the beautiful people that have made that slow process more than worth it. I am thankful for everyone I cannot connect with because they’ve taught me that I can still feel full of love without being appreciated by everyone. I am thankful that I am still optimistic about people. I am thankful that I still find people inspiring. I am thankful for being able to feel all emotion fully. I am thankful for being able to fall on the ground in laughter. I am thankful for being able to sing silly songs in the middle of the street very loudly without worrying about how I might appear to strangers. I am thankful for the little moments where you’ve made someone else happy. I am thankful for being able to be a part of someone else’s journey of love and life and loving all that they are. I am thankful for being able to see the light in someone’s eyes when they talk about something they are passionate about. I am thankful for being able to see someone lose all their fear and anxiety when they are full of joy; when they squint their eyes, hold their chest, and scrunch up their nose. I am thankful for still being a little kid who is afraid of the dark. I am thankful that the harsh world has not made me lose all of my innocence. I am thankful for the people that make this mundane routine of life seem like an adventure. I am thankful for the way the universe pulls events, people, and energy together in way that makes you realize there is a purpose to all of the nonsense. There is a purpose within the feelings of unevenness and solitude. I am thankful for the small lights in the middle of the dark mass that serve as reminder that there is a similar heart somewhere that is just as confused as I am. I am thankful for the music that drowns out my thoughts when the world is overwhelming. I am thankful that I can be the quiet company people do not mind having around when they thought that they should be alone. I am thankful for being perceptive enough to see when someone is falling apart. I am thankful for being able to help them back up. I am thankful for being able to give and receive love without my view of it being tainted by those who have not quite learned how to do it properly. I am thankful for friendship. I am thankful for everyone who has helped shape the person I am today. I am thankful for being able to say I love who I am and sometimes being able to believe it. I am thankful for wanting to believe it. I am. I am. I am.
Posted on: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 02:22:16 +0000
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