Thanks.
Thanksgiving is almost upon us and with it another winter begins. Which means that what I’d like to be doing is curling up in front of the TV and staying there until April. Or at the very least, just relaxing a bit after a busy year.
But it’s not to be; I’m not yet at that point in my life where hibernation is a viable option, so at the very least I can find a few minutes here and there to take stock of my situation and be thankful for what I have - and what better time for that then now?
I’m thankful for friends and family. This belongs at the top of everyone’s list. Sometimes I need help, and sometimes I need to help, and I’m thankful to have that interaction and that network of people that I can trust and confide in.
I’m thankful for technology. Wow, that’s zero to shallow in one sentence. Lame as it sounds, technology is a huge part of my life. The modern world revolves around computers, and so I’m thankful to be able to take advantage of what they offer instead of shying away. The internet is amazing.
I’m thankful for theatre. Because it’s one of the few diversions in my life that is completely unplugged. And because it allows me to use a completely new part of my brain. And because I’ve met about a million new and awesome people in the last two years.
I’m thankful for a good year. Times are tough and will probably be that way for awhile. But for me the year had a lot more positives than negatives, and I can only hope that trend continues.
And finally, on behalf of Citizen Wausau, I’m thankful for the readers, the commenters, the contributors, the staff, and everyone else who has supported us over this last year. We really, really appreciate it. I don’t think there’s any way to adequately express how much.