Gratitude

Here we are, a day before Thanksgiving, 2019. I am generally not one to be overly excited about he whole "what are you grateful for?" discussion after a large meal, but it seems appropriate this year, before the big meal.
 I am grateful to be here, getting ready for Thanksgiving. I honestly can't say I had a lot of worry that I wouldn't, but looking back at the past seven months, I do get a bit of retroactive angst about how things could have ended up on that drive in May, and with all that has transpired.
I am grateful that the drive in May was not my last, and that no one, including myself, got hurt, and even the car somehow only got a tiny scratch. I have now had 30 or 40 driving experiences since then that have ended more expectedly.
I am grateful for Jill. She keeps me grounded and positive. She supports me doing things that help me heal, and helps me understand my boundaries, even as they change. She also single-handedly got the twins off to college. Jill is my love.
I am grateful all my girls are here for Thanksgiving. The twins are back, and both are enjoying college. Kai-Loo has been staying with us on and off, and doing her one-woman estate sales business as well as working on a research project with bats at Texas State.
I am grateful for family and friends, who have been supportive in a thousand ways. Too many to name, but some of the ways: calling and checking on me; bringing food; taking me to lunch; sending random funny greeting cards; sharing their own stories; sending a rainbow unicorn; supporting Jill, as she has had to deal with a lot this year; and reading my random thoughts and saying nice things.
I am grateful that I am no longer losing weight, and that food generally tastes the way it should. Two sad hold-outs: coffee and wine. But margaritas still taste fine. And I am very grateful for that.
I am grateful that I can cook again, and that I am both riding and writing. Those three things help me find my place in the world. I'm also grateful to be able to be back 100% at work, doing what I love to help vulnerable people in a difficult environment.
I am so grateful for all of these things. My Corner Pieces.