Today in the big wide world of blogging and social media, friends and family were noting all that which they are grateful to have on this day of Thanks. I spent the day reading these from my hospital bed.
Spending the holiday recovering from emergency surgery sure gave me a different perspective this year. I had time, lots of time, to feel sorry for myself. During the times Craig wasn't there, I had time to feel lonely. But I also had a lot of time to reflect and realize that being sad and lonely were actually healthy feelings and I was lucky to have them. So this year, I am sharing my gratitude of an altered perspective.
I am a blessed woman to have a loving husband and four children to miss from my hospital bed. I am lucky to have sisters and parents and extended family to call and text with in the middle of the night when I felt hurt or sad. I am grateful for friends who reached out through facebook to wish me well.
I'm lucky to be able to have the medical care that kept me in that bed and away from my family. I'm lucky to have a home and warm bed of my own to miss.
I am lucky to have a Thanksgiving meal to cancel in the first place. The fact that I have surplus food to worry about cooking later, and a turkey waiting to be eaten is a good thing. Heavy cream that must be frozen, asparagus that must be eaten on a different day, bottles of wine to be shared with friends and family later...these are all blessings.
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, and this year I find myself giving thanks for my blessings in a different way. I realized that a canceled Thanksgiving can also be a beautiful thing.