Leaving here in 40 days. This has been the experience of a lifetime and I have come to better understand humanity and the human condition having gone thru it. Here is a list of a 100 things I’m Thankful for. (in no particular order except #1) Happy Thanksgiving!
1. My Children
2. Family
3. Friendships
4. My future wife who I have not met
5. Wisdom
6. Faith
7. Sunshine
8. Silence
9. This experience
10. Bitcoin
11. Reality checks
12. A good nights sleep
13. Fresh Air
14. Privacy
15. Health
16. Enjoying a meal with friends
17. Having enough but not too much
18. Fine Wine
19. Where life has taken me
20. The Future
21. People who have stood by me
22. Puppies and Kittens
23. Clean and wholesome food
24. Life Long relationships
25. My first friend (we still are after all these years)
26. My first Love
27. Being appreciated
28. New Lifelong Friends
29. My Last Crush
30. Knowing my Great Grandfather
31. Having my grandmother around until I was 55 years old
32. My Mom, her love and work ethic
33. My Best Friend
34. The places I have traveled
35. The places I will travel
36. Music
37. Museums
38. Playing Drums
39. Understanding other cultures
40. Knowledge
41. Compassion
42. Books
43. Gatherings
44. Rainbows
45. Being Alive
46. Love
47. Having some form of intelligence
48. Eye Contact
49. Courage
50. Positive outlooks
51. The First Step Act
52. Second Chances
53. My Off Grid Cabin
54. Vermont
55. Prison Professors Talent
56. Grace
57. Peace
58. Kindness
59. Goodness
60. Yoga
61. Life’s ups and downs
62. A good belly Laugh
63. Relatability
64. Clear thoughts
65. Possibilities
66. Patience
67. Technology
68. Prosperity
69. Thunder Storms
70. Fresh Snow
71. Bananas
72. My Garden
73. Energy
74. Being in this place
75. Camp fires
76. Cool Summer Nights
77. Card games
78. Knowing I’m loved
79. Spirituality
80. Not Knowing everything
81. Healing
82. Appreciation
83. The small stuff
84. Secret Santa’s
85. Independent Films
86. Sweat Equity
87. Desserts
88. Freedom
89. Expression
90. Meme Tokens
91. Being Alive at this time in history
92. The smile on a Childs face
93. The person my dog thinks I am
94. Writing my life’s story
95. Knowing you are reading this
96. My Boston Accent
97. Understanding my best years are ahead
98. My last Kiss
99. Old Acquaintances
100. Not being forgotten