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Thank you, God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough. – Garrison Keillor
I can’t think of something to share for Thanksgiving Thursday. So, this quote fits today.
If you are keeping a gratitude journal but you can’t think of anything just skip that day. Forgive yourself and try again the next entry date.
When it is five o’clock, it is not black outside now. This is a wonderful reminder that spring and hopefully better times are ahead.
I am also thankful that winter has been mild mostly this year.
What are you thankful for this week?
I have been working in a factory for two years. In November, we had a team meeting. I was expecting the meeting to be an update on the vaccine mandate. But, they announced that they will be closing our plant letter this year. I stood there with my mouth hanging open. I obsessed about the shocking news for days afterwards. They told us that we would receive a sixty days notice in advance of the lay offs.
When I researched lay offs online, I read that Wisconsin requires a sixty notice for mass lay offs and plant closures.
So, I am thankful that I have a job and that my state is looking out for me.
Happy belated Thanksgiving Thursday. I made two mistakes at work yesterday and was too tired mentally to write this post.
This week, the temperatures in Wisconsin have been extremely cold. So, I found myself thinking about how nice it is to have heat in my apartment and car. As you can see, my cat is thankful for heat too.
I don’t ever want to be homeless, not have heat in my apartment or a broken heater in my car. A co-worker told me about her car that she calls a death trap that doesn’t have a working heater. So, she drives with her arm sticking out the window wiping the window since she can’t defrost her wind shield.
It is a good idea to keep a gratitude journal which is what I am using Thanksgiving Thursdays to do.
Do you write in a gratitude journal? How frequently? What are you thankful for?
“Gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” G.K. Chesterton
I woke up with a itchy throat and cough yesterday morning (1/18/2022). I called in sick to work because my employer wants us to stay out if we have any coronavirus like symptoms. So, my employer emailed me the Covid-19 questions and told me to quarantine for five days. They lumped people who had symptoms together with those who tested positive. I can test out on day five with an antigen test, if I can FIND one.
I am listening to corona parody songs to remind myself that I am not the only person stuck at home due to a cold or allergies. They are on YouTube and coming into my room through the internet.
Today, I have no cough left but my nose is a snot factory. So my nose says thank you for nose tissues.
Today is Thanksgiving Thursday. I am thankful for my family.
My sister C helped me get the hang of riding the bus when I moved to Waukesha, Wisconsin. She invited me over weekly for yummy food and laundry for a long time. She also helped me in some other ways that I don’t want to name here.
My dad E taught me to drive. He was very patient and calm the whole time. Since I have always been scared of driving, this was a great gift. He helped me with getting my first and second car. He still checks in to see how my car is doing.
My mom S helped me with completing college applications a few decades ago. She bought my textbooks some years. Since I was a biology major, they were very expensive sometimes.
I have decided to post my list of things that I thankful for here on Thursdays. I hope this will help me to cultivate an attitude of gratitude.
I am thankful for the generosity of my city, Waukesha. When local businesses have a fundraiser for the parade victims, residents line up to participate. The Christmas ornaments are being sold and all the proceeds are going to the Waukesha community fund.
I am also thankful that my planned layoff has been pushed back to April.
Please share what you are thankful for in the comments.