Giving Thanks and Whatnot

November 27, 2008 10:15 PM

wanted to come up with something clever and un-cliche to say for this year's Thanksgiving post, so I went back and read last year's post. And I realized that the thing I'm most thankful this year is my job.

I mean, I have a job that I love. I look forward to work every day, as much as that's possible. I enjoy almost every aspect of my work. My co-workers kick ass. And though it can take a lot out of me, I don't feel like it's grinding down my soul. Plus, while I can't "win" everything I try to do, I know that I'm good at it. There's a lot of room for me to improve as an attorney, but I feel competent much more often than not. And that's a good feeling.

Yeah, I'm not rich. Not yet, anyway. I mean, I have lots of friends who are making, like, orders of magnitude more than I'm making. And I'd be lying if I said I wasn't jealous. But almost without fail, I've made more money each month than I did the month before. We don't have any shortage of work, and I can pay my bills.

I love my family and my friends. I recognize that I'm fortunate to have a roof over my head and heat during the winter. And I'm very, very thankful for all of that. But, honestly, after nearly a year of waking up and having no greater responsibility than watching five hours of Star Trek, I think I'm most thankful for the fact that I can stand on my own two feet and hold my head up high. My job isn't perfect, but it's getting there. My life isn't perfect, either, but it's closer than it was last year.

And for all of that, I am extremely thankful.

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