I'm in Canada. This is our Thanksgiving weekend. Today I am going to have dinner with my sister and her family. Last evening, I had my daughter, her children and my mom here for dinner with us. We had the turkey and all the trimmings. It was a fantastic dinner, we ate like little pigs and then all rolled into the living room with our wine, as we usually do on a holiday.
But what I kept thinking about was how lucky we are to still be together, to enjoy each other's company. My husband was there on the sofa, laughing at the kids, eating an extra dessert, having a sip of wine, being a 2 1/2 year GBM survivor, and my mom at 84 is still able to drive home to her apartment, and be independent. The grandchildren are healthy, bright, interesting individuals, and bring me constant joy. My daughter and her husband are healthy, financially stable, and still married. That alone is a blessing nowadays. The last 2 years have been up and down, lots of losses and lots of grieving, but given what we have today, I feel like the luckiest woman on planet earth!
In the past 2 thanksgivings, I could only seem to focus on the fear and uncertainty of the future, leaving me on tender hooks about the present. Since I found this site, I've learned to live in the present, in spite of the fear. Like I've heard so many times on this message board, 'make memories'. This weekend will be one of those memories. Nothing is special about it, and thats the beauty of it!!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL!
Donna L