Thanksgiving is a day where we express our thanks for the bounties in our lives. Personally, I do that every day (unless of course I'm depressed, which happens on occasion). I open the door of my life to a blur of tumbling colors and laughter and the search for the perfect words. This is why, if you meet me on the street and ask me how I am, I get this silly grin and say "Really good!" and then run out of words. Thank you to the people I run into on the street who put up with my spaciness.
With the colors and laughter and words comes the desire to make things better for people. I feel so powerless sometimes, what with the ugliness that passes for patriotism and nationalism and even religion these days. My seven-year-old alter ego Marcie believes that if everyone was nice to each other, everything would be better. I personally think that if those who have more would just share the power, the wealth, the love, the dignity, the recognition -- things would be okay. Thank you to the people who passionately work for equality and equity, especially for the culturally and ethnically diverse, the neurodiverse, and those in the LGBTQIA rainbow.
I have been working on giving up things and holding on to people. I don't do this as well as I'd like -- I would just as soon curl up and suck my thumb as talk "small talk". I'm not an introvert; I just want to exchange stories and talk about what we're passionate about. Thank you to those of you who have gifted me with those kinds of conversations in my life.
Sometimes things get in the way of life -- in my case it's my neurodiversity (bipolar 2) and side effects of the medications it takes to help me be highly productive. Sometimes I'm weepy; sometimes I stagger and lose my balance, or my hands shake; sometimes I get sick from being too warm or too cold. Thank you to my doc, Dr. Jura, for listening and working with me to get my meds to work for me.
My life includes a career, a house, five cats, the most understanding husband in the world, and an imagination. I'm thankful for that most of all.
Happy Thanksgiving to all my US friends and readers, and to all of you, thank you again for reading!
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