Thanksgiving weekend

Thanksgiving seemed like the perfect time to resume the blog.  I had a few days off to write, and you had a few days off to read. I could write another post about what I was thankful for, it would be a feel-good story, and we'd all go away smiling.  Especially me, because I wouldn't have to think of a new idea.


It all sounded great, except for the fact that I don't have much to add to the Thanksgiving blog I wrote two years ago. My life has changed a lot in the last two years, but it still boils down to what I wrote back then:


I keep waiting for the day when life gets easier--when money is rampant, sickness isn't an issue and my relationships are free from interpersonal conflict.  I'm not holding my breath that such a day will ever come, and if it does, I know it probably won't stay for long.

In the meantime, though, I'm going to live in the present.  And now that I think of everything I have that I might not, it looks even better than I had imagined.  I'm blessed with things that bring me comfort, causes in which I believe and people who I treasure. All in all, that's not so bad.


The full column is here:


http://andrewsmithsthoughts.blogspot.com/2012/11/why-im-particularly-thankful-this-year.html


Usually I think my old stuff is garbage, but I smiled when I read this today.  I hope you will too.


I'll be back with an original column soon.