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As far as I’m concerned, there’s never not a good time to express genuine thanks. And now that it’s Thanksgiving—an official day for assuming the position of gratitude—and on account of I’m partial to listmaking, I find that I’m so full of it–gratitude, that is!—I simply can’t resist sharing a partial inventory of items I’m happy about right now. Don’t let the numbering fool you, this list isn’t arranged in any particular order of preference; it’s all good.
1. CREATIVITY. I come from a long line of creative types. First in this line, my mama. Though I didn’t always want to own it, these days I can plainly say I’ve inherited my mom’s inventive eye for making old things new—from back before ‘green,’ recycling, and niche boutiques came on the scene. I also have her knack for beating silk purses out of sows ears, for viewing the world through a quirky lens and for being able to find the juiciest of stories behind the obvious. She’s an interesting brand of visionary in her own right.
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According to my dusty savings brochure—the one I picked up on a long ago visit to the bank—my hypothetical $10,000 investment should be approaching six figures by now. At the time, I was wide-eyed with possibility and eager to get a nest egg going and pad it with lots and lots of money.
According to those idealized financial stats, I should also have 2.x worldly, well-mannered kids, a passably handsome pot-bellied husband (possibly my second), a ‘green’ house in the ‘burbs, an insistent middle-age tummy and recurring daydreams from my corner office cube of priceless MasterCard- and Corona-themed getaways in the Keys. I should have it all by now. All this and more could have been mine, providing my ducks were in a row.
They ain’t.
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