Being thankful
I have realised (better late than never) that to be really thankful for what you have, you have to see what you have as a good thing.While in many ways I don’t like my job at all, I am thankful for the opportunities it gives me to pay off debts, to work at home, to travel around England, to spend lots of out-of-work hours with the people I care about doing things that matter to me. It is a blessing in a funny kind of way and it’s taken a long time to see that. I still want another job though . . .
I am thankful for surprise invitations (like going to Stratford-upon-Avon tomorrow), buses that come more often than every 15 minutes, and a city that never sleeps (with supermarkets that are always open - I am very thankful for our 24 hour Tesco Express). I am thankful for friends that send me photos of their amazingly gorgeous week-old babies, and the friends that take time to send me lovely emails from their bases in the Sollies (well ok so that’s only one friend but still). I am thankful for my lovely flatmates who put up with my strangeness and try to make me feel better by acting crazier than me. I am even thankful for the Economist and free pots of curry sauce at Paddington station. I am very thankful that I have a roof over my head and food in my cupboard.
I just thought I’d share that thought with you all . . .
