55 Things I’m Thankful For

1. My salvation
2. My life
3. My wife, who puts up with me
4. My son
5. The rest of my family
6. My country
7. The men and women who have put themselves in harm’s way to ensure my freedom
8. My friends
9. Baseball
10. MLB.tv; baseball on the internet!
11. Thanksgiving leftovers
12. My iPod
13. My clothes
14. My shoes
15. A roof over my head
16. Chili-lime turkey cooked on a charcoal grill
17. Mashed potatoes and gravy
18. Cornbread-chorizo stuffing (you’ve got to try it)
19. Not having to eat that green bean/cream of mushroom soup/fried onion cassarole anymore since I’m an adult now and I can plan my own Thanksgiving menu
20. Snow
21. My dog
22. Those rare weekend days when my son sleeps past 7 am
23. Books!
24. The rights I have as an American
25. Utility services that are constantly running
26. My education
27. The guy who cuts me off in traffic, in order that I might learn patience (I’m still not very good at this one)
28. The fact that I’ve been able to go to five new countries this year that I’ve never been to before.
29. Hot showers
30. Dewdrops on roses
31. Wiskers on kittens
32. Bright copper kettles
33. Warm wollen mittens
34. Brown paper packages tied up with strings  (Sorry, Julie Andrews just hijacked this post.  We’re back.)
35. The fact that I have a new job that doesn’t involve menial accounting tasks
36. Living in Boise, ID.  I’ve lived a lot of other places in this country, and I like this one the best.
37. My countless number of electronic toys and gadgets.  I love technology.
38. New haircuts
39. Doughnuts
40. Candy
41. Cookies
42. Chubby Hubby by Ben & Jerry’s
43. Any kind of ice cream, really
44. Pizza
45. Chinese food
46. Italian food
47. A guacamole-bacon cheeseburger
48. Exercise
49. Facebook, for allowing me to reconnect with old friends
50. Fireplaces
51. Central air conditioning
52. King-sized beds
53. Caffinated beverages
54. My past
55. The people who’ve helped me become the man I am today.

Today is Thanksgiving here in the US.  Wishing all of you a happy one.  One of the keys to success is being grateful for the good and the bad that come your way.  What are you thankful for?  Let us know in the comments…

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