On being thankful

Why yes, it is thanksgiving and since I am currently away from America I feel a bit more entitled to be cliche in the tradition of giving thanks. It is a good practice.

I am thankful for people. Being away from family and friends only accentuates the knowledge of just how awesome these people are and how ridiculously blessed I am to have them. With the distance in mind I also want to publicly say how thankful I am for skype. Such a wonderful invention. Of course, I also am growing quite fond of people here as well.

Amid the day to day hassle of living I often forget how blessed I am. This is silly and rather cruel to all the people who grace my life and to the beauty that surrounds me. It is good to be reminded to simply look up from my own cyclic thinking and hazy rituals of the everyday to the surprising sight of gratitude.

And I am thankful even though I do not always remember that I am.