Being thankful is not something that you are, but rather something that you feel in your gut. At least that is when it really means something.

There are many things in my life that I take for granted and I don’t feel that I am thankful for them on a daily basis. It’s only when I stop and I think about those things that I realize I can’t live without them, or rather I wouldn’t want to.

I had never felt thankful for my four legs before. They were mine and I was entitled to them and they were not going anywhere. I was the one going places thanks to the four of them. Then one day one of my legs took a hike.

Today, I am very thankful for my three legs and for my front one that has gotten so strong that I can run, I can hunt birds and cats and I can jump on the sofa. Nowadays not a day goes by that I don’t look at my front paw and say: “you’d better not leave me because I need you.”

I don’t want to take anything for granted. I want to feel thankful in my gut for the good things that I have. It doesn’t happen by itself though. I don’t really remember to think about it in my everyday life but yesterday it was Thanksgiving Day. It is a holiday that we really enjoy in my family.

My lady, my brother and I have been running a thankful list on Thanksgiving Day for years now. We should do it more often. While doing the list, we realize that many of the things that we are most thankful for are little details but those little details play a big part in our happiness. This is when we feel it in our guts to be thankful.

Thankful list written by hand on a notebook

 

Our list has things like:

  • Daily walks.
  • Raw almonds in the morning (we love them!).
  • Being able to listen to Frank Sinatra and enjoy it so much (my Lady especially loves it).
  • Being able to sniff and smell.
  • The four of us (our Lady, our Mate, Boboni and me) being together.
  • Our comfy beds.

And so on…

You also get a chance to notice those things that don’t add up in your life and then it’s your chance to figure out whether you should get rid of them.

What does your list say?

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Please excuse our language mishaps!

We’re originally from Spain but we’ve lived our best lives in the US. We like to say things like “groovy”, “rocking” and “swell”. English is a practical language and that’s why we like it.

(Although we’re always partial to the Spanish words “queso”, “jamón” y “vamos”.)

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