In Which Amy Is Thankful... (Myspace Blog)

I have so much to be grateful for.

And while I do not agree with the historical reasoning behind this day, (namely the repression of the Native American people by the White colonists in order to promote the colonial way of life over that of the Native peoples) it is a good opportunity for me to take the time to be concious about those things in my life that make me rich.

My life is beautiful. I am so grateful to be alive right now, today, in this moment... and I am as grateful for all the moments that I have passed through as I am for all the moments that I have left in my life. I want to remember to live them consciously - treading lightly upon the Earth and making the world a more concious place for the people, plants, and animals on it.

I am grateful for my children and my family - both the ones I birthed and didn't, the ones I chose and that chose me, the ones I see and I don't, and the ones who are here now and the ones who have passed. I love my family with every fiber of my being - and I am who I am because of them. No matter the situation, no matter how difficult things are, I want to stay aware of how much I love them, and how little I would want to trade them for someone else.

I love my career, my choice in life paths. The idea of critical thought, conciousness, and its incorporation into teaching and the social issues of our times are fundamentally exciting to me - and I am blessed to have the opportunity to pursue them in my schooling and career.

Even having the opportunity for school is a blessing - so many never have it, so many are doomed by their colour, their race, their class status, and sometimes even by their own choice to live lives that never look outside of their very narrow sight. I am thankful for the opportunity to look past my own opinions, and the desire to do so.

I am grateful for my house, my animals, my materialistic things. While they are simply materials, and I could exist without them, I am still grateful for their presence.

I am grateful for the people who love me, both near and far. I am grateful for new beginnings, for possibilities that I never expected. I am grateful for those who seek to find out who I am - for friends, loves, and colleagues that understand me and push me to become more of the person that I think that I might become. I am thankful for my health, my age, my youth, my experience, my wisdom (or lack thereof). I am grateful for mistakes that I made and continue to make.

I am grateful for games and meditation and running shoes and June Bugs. (even though I hate them so) I am grateful for the moon and evolution and the statues on Easter Island. I am grateful for the sharks and tape worms and strawberries and sweet cream. I am grateful for always having a home to go back to. I am grateful for warm blankets on cold nights, small people that climb in bed and stick their cold feet between my knees, teenage angst, hot words that light fires in my soul.

I am so so very grateful for every moment of my life - all the ups and downs and the roller coaster to get between them. I want so much to be an agent for conciousness in the world around me... and I am so grateful for my desire to do so and the chance.

I am grateful for everyone of you that reads this... and I hope that it makes you take a moment to think on and stay concious of those things that you are grateful for in your life, also.