THANKFUL

i'm thankful for love, for friends, my family, remembering, relationships, feelings, rainy days as well as sunshine in my life, for smiles i get and smiles i give, for hugs, even occasional eye contact. i'm thankful for mercy and grace, for happiness, for the possibility to make long distance shorter. i'm thankful for fun times, and the laughs, for missing people, and for the shadows on my wall. i'm thankful for chocolate, for music, and for facebook chat. i'm thankful for scars. i'm thankful for the opportunity to write this, and for your ability to read it. i'm thankful for this world and all the beauty in it. i'm thankful for YOU.