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Thanksgivings: Abundance

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The warmth of kerosene heat. The security of owning a home. A cord and a half of wood for the woodburner. My old, faithful car and the used engine that lives under the hood. Good fresh food spilling from my fridge and pantry.  Power, satellite tv and broadband internet. These are all things that I’ve taken for granted and lived without. I have been cold. I have been scared for my home. I’ve had no transportation of my own. I’ve gone to bed hungry, and I’ve played the “which utility can I live without” game. All within the last two years.

Today I am grateful for abundance. Not for materialistic things, not for excess, unlike the Thanksgivings of my past. Simple abundance. For feeling a little too warm and having to turn the heat down. For knowing that I have a few more leftovers than I can consume alone. For enough money to pay my bills and live a little. I will be as efficient as possible with my heater. I will take my leftover excess to friends and coworkers. I will be a good steward of my resources, because I’ve learned the hard way not to squander them. I’m thankful to have that opportunity.

My intangible assets are even more abundant. There is not enough room in my heart for all the love and support I receive from the people who surround me. The overflow is what feeds my sentimental nature. Resistance is futile; a girl can’t be anything but sentimental when she’s constantly overwhelmed by the affection of her family and friends. Opportunity. What an incredible blessing at this time in our economic history, to have an abundance of opportunity. To know that my dreams are in my grasp, that I have a chance to write on this world in permanent marker.

Today I’m thankful to be one of the luckiest girls in the world, and to have in abundance that which I have lived without.


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