Growing up in a mixed-culture household in Europe, Thanksgiving was always a special, cozy celebration for me as it kept the connection to half of my family with a warmth that was important to me.
The special meaning of Thanksgiving has remained with me even as an adult, and I especially like to remember and explicitly list all that I am grateful for.
Today I am thankful to be alive.
I am thankful to be relatively well and not in pain anymore (at least for now).
I am thankful for the friend who spent the whole afternoon in the Emergency Department with me yesterday, then drove me home when I was discharged from the hospital and made me dinner last night.
I am grateful for the friend who will host me for Thanksgiving today together with her housemates.
I am grateful to the friend who had me over at her place to celebrate our birthdays together with her family, and grateful for all the lovely, loving friends I have all over the world.
For all this, I am very thankful!
The Little Prince and the Fox 