Thankful

I hate when people tell me that Thanksgiving commemorates the passing on of smallpox to Native Americans, or that it marks the day we started taking away their freedom. Yeah, it turned sour not long after, but the holiday is made to commemorate things we should be proud of, not the part of the history we're ashamed of. Just like with Christmas, I have my own, very unique views on holidays, but there's an entirely different topic. Instead of the broad topic of holidays, let's talk about Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving is a totally straightforward name for a holiday. Giving thanks, duh? So I've been compiling a mental list all day, and here's a list of things I'm thankful for (in no particular order).

• My family means the world to me--my mom, stepdad, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, and all the rest. I love them, and I'm so happy that I have them. They're the most fantastic group of people I could ever hope to know, let alone be related to. I appreciate you guys so much.
• My friends are a different kind of family to me. It's the same kind of feeling--I love you guys exponentially. We make fun of each other, we know each other, and we have fun no matter how a situation presents itself. We rock.
• I'm totally thankful for artists. I know that's really broad, but it's true. Authors, photographers, poets, painters, sculptors, writers, designers, architects, potters, musicians, seamstresses--the list goes on. The world is beautiful without them, but it's only with their talents that we can see it in different perspectives. Without art, I think I'd be pretty bored. So, thanks.
• Food. I'm not shitting you, we take it for granted so often, but I'm so thankful for good food. Delicious food... Mmmn... Oh, gawd, now I want Thanksgiving leftovers.
• The person I've become. Simple enough, that. Thank goodness I'm able to love myself.
• So many million little things. I just fell asleep writing this, so that's where we're gonna end. I think you get the picture, though. Most of them aren't things that could read my thanks to them, anyway.