Thursday of this week is Thanksgiving Day in the United States. A pause, after the harvest season, to give thanks.
1: Who are you thankful for having in your life this year?
2: Who have you met this year, that you are thankful for?
3: What have you left behind this year that makes your life better?
4: What have you learned this year, that makes your life better?
5: What adventure from this year, will be thankful memories for years to come?
My Answers:
1: Who are you thankful for having in your life this year? My Sweet Bear, my blog friends and readers, the water aerobics gang, the arts committee, and my sister.
2: Who have you met this year, that you are thankful for? Amy and Linda of the arts committee, they are dears and so helpful.
3: What have you left behind this year that makes your life better? I drastically cut back on Facebook and reading the news, my life is better for this.
4: What have you learned this year, that makes your life better? That most artists worry that their work is not good enough, create anyway. We are our harshest critics.
5: What adventure from this year, will be thankful memories for years to come? Visiting St Andrews in Scotland.
Please share your answers in the comments.
Who are you thankful for having in your life this year? Everyone who's in my life. They are all there for a reason and make it better.
ReplyDeleteWho have you met this year, that you are thankful for? To be honest I didn't meet anyone new this year.
What have you left behind this year that makes your life better? NEWS! NEWS! NEWS!
What have you learned this year, that makes your life better? Stop worrying about what I can't control.
What adventure from this year, will be thankful memories for years to come? Well... that would have to be my trip to Barbados. Most relaxing and what scenery.
At times I pause and ask myself, "can I change this?"
DeleteIt's a lovely autumn photo.
ReplyDelete1. My housemates.
2. I can't think of anyone, but I have become much closer to my female neighbour.
3. I think I've lost a little bit of judgement of others in the past year. Don't worry though, I still judge.
4. I've realised that the diminishment of grief, is not a smooth downward path.
5. Taking my housemates to a regional town for an overnight stay.
Developing social connections is a good thing.
Delete1. My husband for sure. And my core four friends who've been together almost 40 years.
ReplyDelete2. Is it sad I haven't met anyone new?
3. I've stopped some friendships due to politics. Well, due to lack of morals and compassion disguised as politics.
4. That a higher dose of antidepressants is making me feel somewhat less despondent.
5. My niece's wedding, I suppose.
Better living through modern chemistry.
Delete1: Who are you thankful for having in your life this year? My family members, my friends Tony, Mick, Mike, Alan and Bert, my neighbours, my favourite blogging people.
ReplyDelete2: Who have you met this year, that you are thankful for? Let me see...Off the top of my head I cannot think of anybody new.
3: What have you left behind this year that makes your life better? I confess that on at least two occasion I have had to dump in the countryside when out walking. That made me feel a whole lot better I can tell you.
4: What have you learned this year, that makes your life better? I have learned how to approach fossil hunting on the coast of North Yorkshire.
5: What adventure from this year, will be thankful memories for years to come? Although we didn't travel abroad this year, I will be thankful for the memories accrued in Llandudno (North Wales), Louth (Lincolnshire), Hungerford (Berkshire), Malton (North Yorkshire) and London. Also - all my many country walks and the sights I saw.
Keep exploring, near and far.
Delete1: Who are you thankful for having in your life this year? Always Carlos, and good friends here and on the Left Coast, as well as bloggers and blog readers!
ReplyDelete2: Who have you met this year, that you are thankful for? A friend of Carlos' from chili who lives in Greeneville now; kind smart lady.
3: What have you left behind this year that makes your life better? My brother; I love my brother, but I don't like my brother and his rabid MAGAtry,
4: What have you learned this year, that makes your life better? You cannot control everything and you don't have to.
5: What adventure from this year, will be thankful memories for years to come? Just exploring life and where I live and looking for new things to do and try and visit..
Exploring around us, take a different route to and from the same places, I am amazed at what is in my neighborhood that I never knew was there.
Delete1: Who are you thankful for having in your life this year? My best friend David. He makes my life fun.
ReplyDelete2: Who have you met this year, that you are thankful for? I met up with two of my blogging friends (you are one). I'm so thankful to have friends around the world.
3: What have you left behind this year that makes your life better? Same as you, less news reading and watching.
4: What have you learned this year, that makes your life better? I learned how to let go of so many "things". I've made numerous trips to the thrift store with donations.
5: What adventure from this year, will be thankful memories for years to come? My last trip to London and Oxford. Lots of great memories from that trip.
It was a pleasure meeting you in February, let me know if you are on this side of the country.
Delete1. I'm always thankful for my family and friends.
ReplyDelete2. Anu - she is a volunteer with me at our local history museum. We do flower arrangements that we sell to raise money for the museum. She is from India and has so many interesting stories to share.
3. I have some acquaintances that I am more careful with due to politics but I haven't actually dumped them (yet)!
4. I am trying to learn that I don't have to be "productive" all of the time. It is okay to relax!
5. I haven't had any big adventures this year. I've been so busy helping friends and family with health issues.
Sometimes the most productive thing is nothing at all
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