Thank you for Thanksgiving: A little late

On Thanksgiving day, I didn't have the time to thank all the people who deserved it. I love you all, and I am taking this opportunity to give thanks for my wonderful life.

Thank you

For the songs, the music and the dancing

Thank you for making me feel loved

Reaching out to me, raising me, befriending me

Thank you

For helping me discover bit by bit

Who I was

Who I am

Thank you for tears and laughter

Thank you for lighting up the room

When you walk in and

Making me smile when 

You smile

Thank you for supporting me

In worthwhile and

Stupid endeavors

Thank you so much

For loving me, teaching me everything you know

Thank you to those who are

A big part in my life

And thank you to those

I have never even met

You have shaped me

The family, friends, people who care

Thank you for being there

A shoulder to cry on

A hug

When I am least expecting it

Thank you for your humor

And your sorrows

Thank you for opening up and sharing you with me

Thank you for sunny days and inky nights

Beaches and mountains

And cozy couches

Thank you for snuggles

Reading to that little kid

Who would someday grow up

For believing I could achieve anything

And helping me along the way

For getting frustrated and shouting at me

You helped me grow

Thank you for showing me that I was not perfect

And never will be

Thank you for adding patches

To my quilt of life

My quilt of dragonflies too

Thank you for the magic of the moment

Thank you

from me