by Kate Fitch, Amanda Kearney-Smith, and Jennifer Hill
Just because Thanksgiving is over doesn’t mean we can’t still give thinks! Here’s a list of ALL the things we’re thankful for (that we could think of)!
- Relationships
- Experience of love
- Experience of joy
- Mountains
- Hiking
- Soft blankets
- Sunshine
- Delicious food
- Specifically cornbread
- The way fancy paper feels
- Education
- Internet
- Fallout Shelter (iPhone game, loads of fun)
- The people that believed I could get better
- Hugs
- Kisses (Hershey’s kind too)
- Pentel RSVP pens
- Diet Dr. Pepper
- Shaun T exercise videos
- Kitchen-aid stand mixers
- Target
- My younger self for choosing recovery
- Yoga
- Origami
- The Network!!!
- Peer support
- People that understand
- The massive variety of music that exists
- The BEST Volunteers Ever!!!
- Milo (Jennifer’s Dog)
- Recovery Stories
- Wellness Plans
- Person First Language
- Being part of the solution
- Laughter
- Yoga Again!
- Kate and Jennifer – they make my job easier and more fun!
- Boston (Amanda’s dog)- our other dog mascot
- Family (I miss them)
- All of our supporters
- All of our program graduates
- Our board of directors- Bob, Jean, Courtney, Hope, Ann, Virginia, Bill, & Kristian
- The beautiful state we live in
- New friends
- Old friends
- The determination to make this nonprofit become a reality
- Role models
- Selflessness
- Empathy and compassion
- My health (most of the time)
- Post-it notes 🙂
- Diversity
- Exclamation points!!
- Sunsets
- Snow
- Pie (I made 4 for thanksgiving dinner and I might hide one for myself)
- Our peer community and the leaders that paved the way
- You for reading this whole thing!
Still Giving Thanks….