I am thankful for this world. I am thankful that despite pain and tragedy and dark times, life truly does find a way...joy exists and I am thankful that I love and that I am loved. I am thankful that I feel joy and have the capacity to see the harmony within chaos. I am thankful that I am me, faults and all. I am thankful for all the amazing wonderful people who are in my life, they make me a better person by association. I am thankful I was born to my parents, thankful that I was gifted my children, thankful that I was blessed to be in love with the man I am in love with ...

I am thankful for my mind. I am thankful for the strength in me that doesn't allow defeat entry in to my psyche. I am thankful that I see the strength in everyone around me and thankful that strength bolsters strength. I am thankful that i have the trust of others so when they say catch me, i'm there...

I am thankful for chocolate! And wit. And scientific minds and spiritual beings. I am thankful for the sound of children's laughter and the smell of coconut and vanilla and the aroma of the man I love and everything and everyone and I am thankful for this forum and forums like this because just writing what it is one is thankful for infuses a glow of hope and joy and strength ... glow-bal warming...I