I determined last night to make a blog each day for the rest of this month wherein I would express gratitude for something in my life. Â Well, this morning I was abruptly awakened by acid reflux burning my throat and into my sinuses. Â Not a great way to start a day when I long to find gratitude! Â 
 I guess today I can be thankful that it was not worse.  Actually I had a gastroscopy and colonoscopy last week to check out my innards and make sure all is well within.  I had begun to fear that my Barrett’s esophagus which had been healed with Prilosec and Nexium might have returned.  I am grateful that it has not.  So, perhaps that is my thing to be thankful for today.  It could be much worse - but it’s not.  Kind of an ass-backward way of being grateful, but there you go.
So what makes you grateful today? Â Please leave something in comments that you would like to give thanks for. Â This is the month when we celebrate Thanksgiving Day in the United States. Â I feel a need to concentrate on that for which I should be grateful. Â There are too many of the negative things and they sometimes dominate my thoughts. Â I would be grateful for any reminders you will share with me.
November 9th, 2009 at 10:25 am
After feeling guilty about my situation for the last 30 months, I can say I’m grateful for having this time to reflect on my life, do the things I love doing most and figure out what it is I’d be happiest doing next to earn a living. The guilt is still there but at least it doesn’t prevent me from enjoying myself once in a while.
November 9th, 2009 at 11:23 am
Good for you!
November 9th, 2009 at 4:35 pm
Today I am thankful for those people at Ft. Hood who prevented more people from being killed. A very nice man from my place of employment was killed in that attack. And I am thankful for the doctors working to save those who were hurt.
November 9th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
So many things to be grateful for. Lots of family crises in the last two weeks, but things are working out.
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November 9th, 2009 at 10:12 pm
I am thankful for my kids and grand kids. What would I do without them?
November 10th, 2009 at 6:46 pm
I am very thankful to be in my second week of employment after a 16 month layoff. I am also thankful for the type of job that it is. At first I was kind of disappointed to have to accept a lower paying position than what I have been use to most of my life, but now I receive so much satisfaction in knowing I am helping where my management talents can be best used and needed that it more than makes up for the monetary differences. I am a home manager for an MRDD group home which houses 12 MRDD individuals. These are some of the most appreciative people I have ever worked with in my entire life.
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November 11th, 2009 at 10:35 am
@Jennifer - I agree! There were some real heroes there.
@Forgetfulone - I’m glad things are looking up for you.
@Christine - Aren’t kids and grandkids the best? They offer so much love and comfort.
@Cricket - I’m glad for you that you have found a job! That’s awesome that you are enjoying it so much.
November 11th, 2009 at 10:55 am
Being thankful is harder than it seems it should be. I remember when I was recovering from the accident that I swore I would never forget how grateful I was to be able to do things on my own again. But you lose that sense of thankfulness for the everyday things - unless you temporarily lose them.
November 11th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
I feel a need right now to remind myself of those everyday things. For the past year we have lived from crisis to crisis and experienced a lot of anger and hurt. It’s time to remember the good things in life and let healing take over.