Thanksgiving and Black Friday have both come and gone. In a flash, as usual. It's strange that time always passes so quickly and even though you've lived through that fast-paced time, you never seem to realize it till its already past. At least, that applies to me.
Although I celebrate Thanksgiving for all the wrong reasons (no, I'm not thankful that my ancestors settled here and met the kind native people who shared their food. Why? It's not my history that's why...), I think that it is a wonderful time to actually reflect and think about what it is that we have in life that we can give thanks for. I have this vague memory that I think and say this every year since coming to the US but it's good right? There was never a day when I sat down to reflect what I was thankful to have when I was young.
In fact, I was probably more pre-occupied with thinking of what I wanted to get rather than thinking of what I was thankful to have.
Ah, growing up.
What do I have to be thankful for this year? The usual certainly, which is my family and friends all of whom have made me who I am today. Even those people who aren't exactly friends but have been there in my life regardless. Then there's all the stuff I have and am lucky to have because I have the resources to obtain and keep them. (Like the shoes I bought during the sales? Yup. Those.) Food is another important part of my life, and having the time to cook and share what we have is another great part of Thanksgiving.=)
The list of what one is thankful for is pretty much endless but there are always things that stand out to you. Like memories that have etched themselves into your mind. And the thankfulness you feel when you're comfortable in a group of friends where you don't need to socialize and can just be yourself, however you want to be.
Recently, I've been hooked on the TV series called Lie to Me, which is about a deception expert who observes microexpressions to read people and figure out what kind of emotions they are experiencing. I started watching the show because I heard it was good and it sounded intriguing but as the series progressed, it made me think about my psychology degree and how it can actually be useful if I were to pursue psychology and microexpressions. And that's another thing I have to be thankful for. If I weren't here, I might not be studying psychology, and I certainly wouldn't be watching Lie to Me, and I wouldn't then be thinking of how I can use my degree for something more useful than just a means to obtain a job or move on in life.
Education is something I'm thankful for. I've learned so many different things being here and learning throughout all these years...
To prevent further rambling on, and also to get some shut-eye before sending GL off to the airport... I think it's time to stop. But before that, I think that friends are not the only thing I'm thankful for. It's friends who understand me and accept whoever I am. Something like that can't easily be gotten.
cheers
*[-witchstone-]*
[music : When You Were Young The Killers]
[mood : reflective]
[food : Pancakes!]
CL: I might be migrating soon...