Sarandipity: pre thanksgiving thanks

maybe it is just the time of the year? maybe that's not a good thing...regardless, i want to give pre-thanksgiving thanks. i think that it's important to do so for a few reasons, as well as for no real reason at all.(the way it should be)...

oh and i started writing this blog four days ago. what does that tell ya? (here is a hint; i'm a horrible person)

why give thanks:

it makes people feel good
it acts as a personal centering mechanism
it is important to be grateful
the time of the year (guilty)
perspective
ripple effect (and who doesn't love the wave [click link] besides Bill O'Reilly?)
what is rewarded is repeated
it makes your parents proud (aka: makes you seem like less of a shit head)
life is short

so, with all of that in mind i have been seeing a lot of "what i am thankful for" daily posts on facebook. (assuming this is because it's November...so ha! i'm not the only selfish person out there!)
now, because facebook has been an absolute political opinionated mess (at least it was when i intended this to be posted...) and just because i don't think it belongs on the book, i decided to do my own little "what i'm thankful for" here goes nothing...

what i am thankful for:

my family, more specifically the relationships with each and every one. all very different from one another, but each just as special. my mom is my rock, i am absolutely a daddy's little girl and i will always be an incredibly proud sister.
my families health. it may not always be good news but hey, it could always be worse.
my best friend. The best friend.
my loving boyfriend. home will be wherever i'm with you...
i have a job. it pays my bills.
my parents have a job. they have always provided and never faltered.
shelter. in the simplest form.
food, also in the simplest form.
freedom (it isn't free). period.
my degree. i couldn't be more proud or drawn to such a state, city or southern sense of charm than i could be as an alumni.
the lesson. the lesson i was taught at an age i can't even pinpoint. my dad always made it very very clear that i would go to college. there was no discussion to be had otherwise. thank you dad.
my stubborn sense of spirit. yep, you read correctly. i am my grandmother's granddaughter, my aunt's niece, my dad and mom's daughter in the purest form.
the little things. ie: internet, music, candles, comfy clothes and airplanes...just to name a few.

so hey, November or not...being thankful is important. and as i wrote, i realized i have a lot to be thankful for. and to be very honest that is a rewarded feeling. and hey, after a disaster of a day like mine, maybe i was meant to not have the time or patience to write this until today... a little serendipitous if i may say?