November 23, 2011
My Thanks-giving
The holiday season is upon us once again. As I reflect on 2011, I can’t help but struggle with naming things that I can be thankful for. I guess I can be thankful that my family is healthy and well (for the most part), that I’m finally employed (by a Fortune 100 company nonetheless), and that I graduated from college. I mean those are big things and are important to me, but for some odd reason I just feel that thankful. Maybe I’m taking everything for granted. At the same time, there are just parts of my life that I wish would just get better. But I guess that goes without saying for everyone. Nobody’s life is perfect, there’s always something that can improved. But a smart person would be satisfied with what they have and realize that life is a lot easier when they count the little victories that they get everyday.
On another note, I do have something else to be thankful for. I recently got reacquainted with an old friend (and by ‘old’, I mean we kind of lost touch since college). Ever since high school, we drifted apart to say the least. She’s been busy with school and work and I guess I can say the same. I mean did I not have the opportunity to try and catch up with her sooner? I guess not, but at the same time there were just factors that didn’t allow me to do that and I hope she understands. Anyway, back to the present. We recently got reacquainted since I’m back living and working in the city. We met up with some old friends for happy hour a few times and it was just nice to catch up, not just with her but with everyone. Nevertheless I’m glad that I got to see more of her lately. I’ve really missed her because we were really close friends and she was a big part of my high school years. I always felt like she was one of the few people who really got me and understood my personality. Talking and joking around with her just came easy. Now she has a terrific job (even though she does have her grievances with it at times, but then again who doesn’t with their jobs?), is in a wonderful relationship, and about to take her GMAT and go to grad school. Needless to say I’m happy for her success and I’m proud of the person she’s become. I’ll be honest; at first I was a little intimidated to get reacquainted to her once more because now that we’ve gotten older, I thought she’d more too mature for me to talk and joke around like we used to. Luckily she isn’t. Don’t get me wrong, she can be mature and responsible and independent when she has to be. But when it came to just having casual conversation about anything and everything, it felt like we were back in high school again. I really hope that we won’t have another fallout. All in all, I’m glad I’ve gotten back closer to one of my best friends, and I guess that is something I can truly be thankful about.
