When we got back from our study abroad in college, my friend
Danny gave me a copy of the The Prophet
by Kahlil Gibran. For those who've read it, you know that each verse is
enlightened, earthy, and simple in its expression. In one place, he writes,
"You pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might pray
also in the fullness of your joy and in your days of abundance." In light
of the week, and the many things that I lately ask for, I am acknowledging my
abundance today.1. I am grateful that there are people in my life who make me laugh so hard my upper lip starts to sweat.
2. I am grateful to have been loved, a couple of times, and
for the way it has carved me.
3. I am grateful for a healthy body that responds when I
push it and even thanks me for having asked something of it.
4. I am grateful for caramel popcorn, oreos dipped in milk, and
pistachio gelato, and the moments when I can enjoy them without thinking twice.
5. I am grateful that the world is diverse and stunning in its
variety, and for any chance I've had to visit parts of it.
6. I am grateful for my memory, which catalogues everything
from pointless movie lines to the crisp details of moments I never want to
forget.
7. I am grateful that I always have someone to call when I
need to cry.
8. I am grateful for the conversations my siblings have when
we sit together after dinner and that, at the end of the day, we prefer each
other's company above anyone else.
9. I am grateful for things that smell good: perfume from Passion
Flower, men that pass me on their bikes wearing cologne, and the candles my
sister makes.
10. I am grateful that life isn't without meaning; that it
all fits together in the end because Someone has specially designed it that
way.
Happy Thanksgiving.
