Time Again for This Post

[debboamerik]

Thinking about Lent... and about how easily I am embarrassed... and how that embarrassment is really a reflection of my pride and belief in my own self-sufficiency... makes me appreciate more the people who teach me that they are here for me, and that I am only who I am because of the people around me.

So I am thankful. I am thankful for papertigers, who somehow continues to believe in me. I am thankful for kartoffel, who reminds me of who I have always essentially been. I am thankful for my godmother, who gives every kind of support so unselfishly. I am thankful for melebeth for the same. I am thankful for seraphimsigrist, who doesn't seem to mind advising a perfect stranger. I am thankful for scooterbird, efbq, and silk1 who occasionally clarify the gaps between my emotional state and reality. I am thankful to every person on LJ (I know most of you in real life) who has listened to me kvetch and given me hugs.

I am thankful to every member of my family, because they are all part of who I am, each in his or her own way. I am exceedingly thankful to have been given three adorable godsons, who just get better every day. I am thankful to have so many wonderful children in my life, children who love me not because of what I have accomplished but because of who I am with them.

I am thankful for three gorgeous and loving cats. I am thankful for five fun, respectful, hard-working students. I am thankful for the mild weather this week. It's been such a nice break from the harshness of winter. I am thankful for my garden, my home, and the blessing of cheese. I am thankful for food and the skill to cook it.

I have been given so much, and I didn't do a thing to deserve it except be here. I should think of that the next time I'm feeling anxious and self-conscious.

Comments

[kartoffel.livejournal.com]

Aww *mush*