Thanks...giving

Everyone in the blogosphere is writing about what they're thankful for today...

My list is rather short:

1) Friends and family. I'm so thankful for the people who have stood by me through some of the roughest -- and alternately, most fabulous -- patches of my life. You never know how many people will lend you an umbrella until you're standing in a freaking downpour.

2) Passion. I couldn't do what I do without a huge measure of passion. Passion makes the work new everyday and every page a challenge worth taking on. Passion is what has propelled me toward some semblance of success and has helped me ignore the people who told me to, "just get a job at the dam." Uh... so glad I didn't take your stupid advice!

3) Love. Even in the midst of losing one love, you find that love is all around you. Love for yourself, love for your work, love for your friends, family, and life. And maybe that's what has sustained you all along...

4) Words. I still get goosebumps reading new words. I love looking things up in the dictionary. I love writing and reading words. I can thank my father for that one.

Happy Thanks -- giving day. I hope you have much to be thankful for and that you take the time to appreciate it all. :)