A note of thanks!

I wrote an entry earlier today summing up some of the post-partum depression I've been feeling lately, and was about to post it, but it somehow didn't feel right to be wallowing on this day of thanksgiving.  There is so much I have to be grateful for, and how much better is it to focus on that?  I will save the other post for another day.

In no particular order, I am grateful:

• for the love and support of my family
• to have been so warmly welcomed by my boyfriend's family
• to have such a supportive, understanding, patient, and encouraging boyfriend
• to be blessed not only with my actual family, but also with the most wonderful chosen family of friends
• that my cat recently spontaneously decided to become a lap cat
• that I have this incredible drive and need to be creative
• for all the energy and motivation I have to get things done
• for my studio full of talented and lovely voice students, and that it has grown enough for me to leave my office jo
• for the new and improved version of me that emerged out of the darkest time of my life 
• that I discovered a love - and apparent talent - for playwriting
• to live in the greatest city in the world
• that, as screwed up as our politics are, I live in a country where at least I can listen to the likes of Rachel Maddow and John Stewart
• that, as difficult as my money situation has felt at times, I have had the luxury of choosing work that allowed me to pursue my creative endeavors
• for this amazing and wonderful internet that allows me a forum for expressing myself and connecting with people

And more, there is always more.  What are you grateful for this year?