Happy Thanksgiving
It's the day of thanks and reflection on those people and things I'm most happy
to have in my life. This year, I decided to make a list. It may not be complete
but it's a great start to a day filled with all the people I love and some great
food.
I'm thankful for lessons learned:
Sometimes life hands me challenges, usually I think in retrospect to see if I
can grow stronger, if I've learned how to deal with obstacles, if I can pivot.
So far this year, my challenges included family health scares, business burps
and successes, Did you ever know success has a lesson?
I'm thankful for people who love me:
It's always surprising when you realize who steps up when lemons are being
handed out. And this year I found a slew of them. From my enforced stay in
Florida to coming home to Texas I have a bounty of friends and I'm so very
grateful for each one of them. I know I'm a prickly pear at times so when they
rally around I can be nothing but eternally grateful. THANK YOU EVERYONE!
I'm thankful for family:
Without my family I wouldn't have the opportunity to follow my passion and I'm
grateful and thankful every single day. They also make it so I learn to press
pass obstacles and to keep going every single day, no matter what.
I'm thankful for readers:
Ah, readers, my friends in dirty little secrets. Readers love to share their
passion and it's always wonderful when you find a fellow reader and can go down
the rabbit hole of what book to read next, can you believe what happened in that
book, it's impossible she killed off my favorite character. If any of those
words are familiar then you know what I mean. Big hugs to all the readers.
I'm thankful for authors:
Authors go through the toil and turmoil of writing a book and getting it
published so I can sit down and read it in a day. For an author that might seem
unfair especially when I finish and ask, "where's the next one?" But really I'm
grateful for their ability to craft a story, persevere to publish it and get it
into the market so I can escape to their world.
I'm thankful for my pets:
There's nothing better than a warm and possibly wet nose giving me a nudge when
I feel blue. For cuddling on my feet when I'm trying to just get one more thing
done. And yes, Bonny and Loki, I really need to stop working now and take you
for a walk.
Hugs to all and may your Thanksgiving be filled with friends both real and
imaginary, great food crafted with love, and warm feelings of thanks.
Sara Reyes
See you on Twitter (@FreshFiction)
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