Dear Thanksgiving,
This month I have kept a running log of the daily things that I’m thankful for. As a salute to you, here is that list. November 1st: Today I'm thankful for Ross (yeah, I know, an obvious one) because he helped me clean the house, take down the Halloween decorations and we even put up the tree. (Not decorated, we'll wait till after Thanksgiving for that.) We figured while we're cleaning we might as well. Ross is such a wonderful, caring person and I couldn't do half of what I do without him. November 2: I'm thankful to live in a golden age of film. Ignoring the conglomeration and world domination that Disney is leading, I am still thankful for the company because in 2017 I am able to see new Star Wars movies and new Marvel movies each year. If Disney owned shares in the afterlife, I'd be ready to go right now. November 3rd: I'm thankful for my family and the support they are. November 4th: I'm thankful for my education and learning more every day. November 5th: I'm thankful for my job even though it keeps me away from quality Netflix time. November 6th: I am thankful for foresight and hindsight. Foresight to be able to see what others may not and hindsight to see what others refuse to see. November 7- I am thankful to live in America. Sure I complain about crumbling infrastructure and corrupt politicians but it's not all bad, we spend a lot of money on Amusement parks. That's rad. November 8 - I am thankful for this existence and the sentience it gives me. I know that I am growing and learning and changing and that my mind is just a computer operating an outdated software system inside a meat slab. I know I am host to a spirit who will one day be vital to this universe. I am thankful for the chance to have this human experience and grow. I can't wait to one day be 69 years old and have that one bit of human nature that will make me want to lie about my age or giggle when I say how old I am. Humanity is wierd. November 9 - I am especially thankful for my ability to form sentences filled with the most colorful words. If it weren't for my education and my talent as a writer I wouldn't know who I am. I am a thinker, a writer, and I love being able to express myself freely. Chalk this one up to freedom of speech too. I'm glad I can run my mouth in a pretty way and people will listen to me. November 10 - I'm thankful that it is becoming acceptable to speak out about things that used to be consider taboo or shameful. I hope this is the start of taking power from those who abuse it and the start of a healthy discussion about sex and respect for others. November 11 - I'm thankful for my cute pets. November 12 - I'm thankful for lazy Sunday's November 13 - I'm thankful for my parents because they taught me that sometimes the greatest lessons in life are learned late in life. November 14 - I'm thankful for my media bias group for helping to create 3 of the best projects this semester. November 15 - Teachers, doctors, and garbage men. Real heroes. November 16 - Opposition. How else will we grow? November 17 - I'm thankful for drinking fountains that have a proper (high) water pressure so it shoots into my mouth and I don't have to strain to get a drink. Great technology. November 18 - I'm thankful for this semester being almost over. November 19 - I'm thankful for spending every day with Ross, which makes up for the fact we won't be together for the holidays November 20 - I'm thankful for febreeze for keeping my house smelling so good November 21 - I'm thankful for life because two years ago I was in a hospital bed not so sure November 22 - I'm thankful that I only have to wait two more weeks to see my family again after Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving - I'm thankful that we could drive up to Idaho and back today with ease and safety. November 24 - I'm thankful to be seeing Katy Perry in SLC tonight. November 25 - I'm thankful for leftovers. November 26 - I'm thankful for my statistics teacher for her endurance throughout the Thanksgiving break to continue assigning homework despite the fact that I lost comprehension of the material two weeks ago and there's about one week left. November 27 - I'm thankful for the unknown and all that science, philosophy and religion tries to explain and the unexplainable. The Matrix, the Mandela Effect. The pigeon superstition. The butterfly effect. The chaos theory. The space-time continuum. The illusion of choice. Destiny. The string theory. The big crunch theory. The afterlife. I like that humanity has such an existential need to understand and that the universe has more to show us than we can know. November 28 – I’m thankful that for good friends who stick around even when we get busy, there’s distance, our lives continue and we go through weird emotional periods. I’m thankful that I always have friends to fall back on. November 29 and 30 hasn’t happened yet but I’ll add two more. I’m thankful that I have had time to get these blog posts written each week and I’m thankful for time in general, because it allows me to thank people in the here and now. #Thanks4Now E.L. Grahamwood
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