It is Thanksgiving here in Canada and as I sit here and count my blessings they are so very high in number that I lose count.

I had a fairly tough life from birth to about 38 years of age. However, as I look back now, I fully believe that the tough times were meant to be to teach me how to be thankful for what I have today. I made a lot of  bad choices along the way and I made a lot of mistakes along the way but those bad choices and mistakes taught me lessons I will never forget.

The abuse happened to teach me not to abuse. The times others have deceived me taught me not to deceive. The people who betrayed me taught me not to betray others. Those who broke my heart with lies and back stabbing have taught me not to do the same to others I love. Those who cheated on me taught me not to cheat on others. Those who pretended to love me but proved differently taught me not to say I love you unless my heart truly means it. Those who pretended to be my friends but proved differently taught me to choose my friends wisely and keep them limited.

Everything that went wrong in my life and every mistake I made in life taught me how to be thankful for what I am and what I have today. I nearly died not once but twice in my life and that has taught me that there is so very much to live for.

Today I am thankful for my beautiful daughters - my absolutely wonderful grandchildren - my family that I take care of here and who take care of me in return - my beautiful loving animals that love me unconditionally - a husband who respects me and does not abuse me -- and the list goes on and on 

I am so thankful this year for God bringing my two sisters by heart to me to love - Donna and Marty aka Curious. It is wonderful having two sisters I can trust implicitly and beyond doubt with my heart and my soul and my memories and my dreams, they have become as much my sisters as if we had the same parents 

I am thankful for being adopted by Mr. Showbiz as his daughter, he never fails to let me know he loves me every morning and every evening before he goes to bed he writes me by email and he never misses a day.

I am so thankful for all my Den-izen friends who care about me and show me everyday. Ah yes my list could go on forever and it would run off the page if I were to continue.

In our household we have a Thanksgiving tradition, we sit around the dinner table and each person takes a turn telling the rest of us what they are thankful for. My daughter, Tonya aka Voodood, has carried this tradition into her home with her children as well.

Folks this Thanksgiving sit around your table and take turns telling each other what you are thankful for. It will leave you with the most wonderful feeling inside your heart and soul to count your blessings and forget your losses for awhile. Forget what you do not have and concentrate on what you do have. Think of others who have so much less or nothing at all. 

While you are at it thank your "Higher Power", whatever or whoever that may be, for making you the person you are today and for all the lessons that life's hard knocks have taught you along the way. Put those lessons to work for you and try each day to live it like it is your last day on earth. Be good to yourself and remember to be good to others.

until next time,
hugs 
Misker