Thanks Giving




Roberta Droski Filling the Turkey for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving.  I have a friend, Birim, who wrote me and expressed her wish by e-mail that I have a good "Thanks Giving".  She lives in Istanbul and Thanksgiving isn't one of the holidays she celebrates. I realized by her division of the words that I did need to give more thanks.  It's not just a recitation on how "thankful" I am for blah, blah, blah.  It's more about showing others my appreciation for them.  It's not always easy to express in words the gratitude I feel for the precious gifts they give me.

Father Holding His Daughter So She Can Watch the Parade



 -thanks for taking the time to spend with me.
 -thank you for sharing a text or a call for no reason.
 -thank you for remembering me when you need a friend, and letting me be one.
 -thank you for putting down everything to just talk with me.  
 -thank you for sending me things in the mail once in awhile. 
 -thank you for letting me make you laugh and for making me laugh.
 -thank you for letting me make you cry and for making me cry.
 -thank you for reminding me I am special.
 -thank you for letting me help you and for helping me.
 -thank you for sharing your family with me and allowing me to share mine.
 -thank you for giving me my privacy.
 -thank you for opening up your home to me.


Man and His Daughter Watching Thanksgiving Parade



 -thank you for reading my blog.
 -thank you for making me feel lovable.
 -thank you for not letting me feel like you're judging me.
 -thank you for the time you give me to open up to you.
 -thank you for forgiving me.
 -thank you for accepting my forgiveness.
 -thank you for the looks of love you give me.
 -thank you for helping me face my fears.
 -thank you being yourself with me and letting me be me.
 -thank you for not complaining about the time we steal to be together.
 -thank you for not forgetting me.
 -thank you for not having too many expectations of me,
  and for showing me that who I am is good enough.


Brendan Cronan Performing in Parade - (first on the right)
 Downtown Detroit


Will I learn to say these words of thanks?   I'm not sure I have to say all of them out loud.  I believe I have a lot of room for improvement to be good at Thanks Giving.  Maybe just adding to the list when I think of something I forgot will help me be more aware.  There's always next November to get out the "Thanks".  

Hope your Thanksgiving was wonderful.  And I hope you said "Thanks" to someone to show them your appreciation. 



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