Nov. 28th, 2013

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Thanksgiving is a holiday that has always spoken to my heart & soul. Spiritual without being religious, for me it's a time not for gluttony, but reflection. I will happily forego the feast, in favor of a more frugal meal, if I can have the space to thank the force within the universe greater than me, for all the bounty I've been given.

I'm grateful for my husband who loves me unconditionally & has stood by me all these years. I'm elated my family of origin has not just accepted my lifestyle and marriage, but takes joy in our happiness. I'm nurtured my teenaged god-daughter lives with us, & chafes at a society that does not readily acknowledge families such as ours. I'm buoyed that we won four for four equality battles at the polls this year. I'm relieved & believe I see a light at the end of the tunnel that's not an on coming train.

I'm finally at ease not just with the loss of my father, but with the grief I still bear 17 years after the fact. I rejoice the loss has reinforced my strength, and strengthened my compassion, that it has left a hole in my heart, but not my soul, that my loss has shown me how much of him I carry within and how that will never leave me.

I celebrate the people in my work life, are people I care not just with, but for, that they are my friends and yes, even family. I 'm enriched that I have colleagues I can call on for answers as well as support, that more often than not, I work in a community where mutual respect is more the rule than the exception. I'm privileged to still be able to welcome new life into this plane of existence & find even greater joy in welcoming a second generation.

I'm refreshed each morning I awaken to the sounds and scents of nature, that a forest shades and renews my home environment, that there is a canine who thinks me the head of his pack, & greets me at the front gate every evening and a feline who thinks my husband & I are his pride & that his place each night is to be between us in our bed.

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