Welcome to another TTT! This week is Thanksgiving in the USA, so I thought a thankful freebie would be fun. This year has been HARD. So, so hard on so many people. We’ve all been stretched and challenged in ways we didn’t expect would ever happen: quarantine, canceled trips and events, isolation from family and friends, health challenges, loss of life or quality of life, loss of jobs, fear of all kinds, unkindness, hatred, etc. This year has been a LOT. So I thought it would be therapeutic to set all that aside for a few minutes and reflect on what’s gone right for me and what I’m thankful for.
1. I am thankful for my mom and my sister. They are my biggest cheerleaders, my confidants, and my best friends. My mom and I laugh together, cry together, and are pretty much the same person. She also takes care of me and is always looking out for what I need.
2. I am thankful that I get to live in such a beautiful place!
3. I am thankful for all the awesome travel experiences I’ve had throughout my life. I’m sad I didn’t get to go on my big exciting trip this year, but I will get to someday. Instead, I’ve reflected on what travel has done for me. Through traveling, I have learned so much about myself, what I am capable of, and how lucky I am. I’ve also learned a lot about culture, language, and what an awesome world we live in.
4. I am thankful for animals, whether they are mine, a friend’s, or a stranger’s on Instagram. They never cease to make me smile.
5. I am thankful for books. I love reading and escaping to new worlds and meet new people. Romances have saved me during this pandemic because they remind me of what life will be like again someday.
6. I am thankful for the new and/or stronger friendships I’ve made this year. I found a really nice group of people who have lifted me up and supported me and I love them for it. We’ve had lots of zoom visits and book discussions and have shared all kinds of life things with each other. It’s so refreshing to have this!
7. I’m thankful for my education.
8. I’m thankful for music, and the ability I have to connect with it on such a deep level.
9. I’m thankful for my talents of creativity and singing.
10. I’m thankful for my Heavenly Father.
What are you thankful for this year?
Happy Thanksgiving, Jana!
Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Taken recently posted…Top Ten Tuesday: Thanksgiving!
What a great list of things to be grateful for!
That big #10! Thank you for sharing your list!
Savannah@ReadingBifrost recently posted…Top Ten Tuesday: Thanksgiving Freebie!
You have some lovely things on your thankful list, Jana. Such a nice and well-timed topic for this week. Thank you. :)
Rissi @ Finding Wonderland recently posted…A Few of the Things to Be Most Grateful For
I definitely needed to focus on some positives this week, so thank you for the prompt! I’m glad you have such lovely people and things to be thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving!
Jen at Introverted Reader recently posted…Ten Things I’m Thankful For
Gotta be thankful for books and God. It would have been difficult to live through the Black Death, where they didn’t even have books! Okay, Black Death was worse than what we have, but they didn’t know how to read either.
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Hi there Jana! I loved doing this week’s post. I agree, we need to just stand back a bit and reflect and realize that we really still have a lot to be thankful for.
Even though we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving here in South Africa, I think this year it is a necessity for the whole world.
Have a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving.
Elza is thankful for
PS: I don’t find the link-up this week, if I’m just tired and confused today – please will you be so kind to add it for me?
Ooh nice list! I feel like my list in this area never changes so I went a different route this year!
Here’s my Tuesday Post
Have a GREAT day!
Old Follower :)
Great list! Honestly, thank goodness for all the people who post pictures of their dogs and cats online so I can live vicariously through them.
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One good thing to have come out of COVID is that it’s made people more grateful for the small things that we used to take for granted – seeing smiling faces without masks, being able to gather without fear, being able to easily find everything you need at the grocery store, etc. I’m thankful for COVID for that reason, if nothing else!
Happy TTT and Happy Thanksgiving!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
Fabulous list, Jana. So much to be thankful for despite the crazy year. I hope you get to go on that trip sooner rather than later.
This week’s theme came at such a good time for me. Happy holidays, all!
Debra Eliotseats recently posted…Top Ten Tuesday: What I’m Thankful for…
Great list and a wonderful topic.
I went with a Freebie–stuff I like/do not like at Thanksgiving dinner, good and bad memories, favorite Thanksgiving shows. I have so much to be grateful for but this was more my style.
Your list is really lovely, great things to be thankful for.
Also, I’m a mess and accidently shared the link to my blogger home at first on accident. I fixed it by reposting my link. The second one for me (Marie @ Pages to Explore) is the correct one.
Marie recently posted…Review : The Wicked King by Holly Black
Hi, I accidentally posted my link with the wrong name attached. Is there any way to change it?
Sure! I can either edit your entry (if you want me to do this, please tell me which number in the linky I need to fix and what you’d like me to put instead) or you can just resubmit your link and name and I can delete your old one (again, I’ll need the number of your link). :)
Yes, animals are wonderful.
My post.
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Wonderful list of things to be thankful for.
i am thankful for my family,friends and helpful neighbors. I am I am thankful for my books and music . I am thankful for living in America and my Catholic upbringing. have a Blessed and Happy Thanksgiving.
Marilyn and Family
Hi, Jana, can you please delete the mistake posting for me? It’s #86. I posted the wrong link accidently.
Of course! I deleted it for you. :)
Thank you :)
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Here is mine since post up link is closed. https://diaryofablackcitygirl.wordpress.com/2020/12/08/top-ten-tuesday-books-that-shaped-my-historical-obsession/