Thankfulness

In the Spirit of our upcoming (Canadian) Thanksgiving, I wanted to make a running list of all the things I am thankful for, because part of this journey is discovering all the wonderful rewards and blessings and focusing less on my misfortunes.

• My loving, wonderful, supportive Husband
• A strong relationship where I can speak my mind, be open, and be me
• The most awesome(est) Family (extended members included), which by the way I got to hang out with yesterday and appreciated every moment
• The very best friends a girl could ask for
• Other then the obvious Infertility issues we both generally have exceptional health
• We have both been blessed (after a lot of hardwork) with great careers that enhance our sense of self worth, encourage us to expand our knowledge, and test our boundries to push us further in life
• The ability to breath
• The ability to live life to the fullest (despite some financial barriers) and live everyday without worry of a dangerous living environment
• A roof over our heads (which also happens to be incredibly comfortable)
• Our dogs, that I have mentioned more then once, really know how to light up my life
• Our upcoming (TWO) turkey dinners that we get to enjoy, PLUS leftovers!!
• The ability to get together as a family and spend some wonderful quailty time together
• Appropriate cold weather attire, and heated interiors (especially thankful to be spending my first cold season with my new heated seats in my truck)
• Support and Encouragement from my friends and family
• Facebook (for keeping in touch with people I otherwise wouldnt even know anymore)
• The ability to think independently, and trust that what I am thinking is appropriate and realistic (after working in Mental Health for 4+ years, I have come to really appreciate that my brian does not play tricks on me, or so I think)
•  Womens rights to a degree (I would still really appreciate the traditional relationships in which women are regarded as loving mothers and houswives and greatly appreciated and understood in that role)
• Choice
• An outlet for my pain in this experience (Aka the Internet/computers/Blogger/and you guys)
• The fascinating progression of nature as summer turns into fall and the beauty that is left to be appreciated
• Watching children sleep
• Watching my husband sleep
• Watching my dogs do all the little funny and completely random things they do (like turn in a cirle a couple of times before lying down, or sighing for no good reason)
• Hiking trails
• The Canadian Healthcare System
• Resources such as libararies and pharmacys, little mom and pop shops, and strong communities (Bowmanville is a pretty awesome community I must say)
• Kind people that put a lot of work and effort into providing for the less fortunate (people who creat/run non-profit organizations, or put together fundraisers)
• Please and Thank you's
• Kindness and compassion
• LOVE
• Culture, laungages, and other interesting Changes that we can experience while travelling to other Countries
• Hammocks (for the ability to feel weightless)
• Text messaging for the ability to keep in touch on the fly
• GPS so we don't waste anymore time getting lost (therefore having more time to spend with long lost friends or family)
• Alarm clocks (sometimes)
• Night shifts and 12 hour shifts (so I don't have to get up early too often
• How this infertility experience has Changed me and my relationship with Shane (In an amazing way)
• Learning
• Surprises, and finding lost things and how amazing that feels
• Experiencing emotions, and learning from them
• Nostalgia
• Sitting under a tree and reading a book
• Sitting in a warm bed and reading a book
• Playing in a pile of leaves (minus the racking part)
• Playing in a pile of snow (minus the shoveling part)
• Decorating for both fall and Christmas (but not at this same time of course)
• LIFE

Now, I challenge you to leave your comment... What are you most thankful for?