It is Thanksgiving week here in the US, so this will be one of many posts you will see on gratitude. This one will be short, I promise. I’m just dipping a toe back in, re-emerging into this space after far too long, and hoping to reconnect with all of you.
Because that is the point of this post. I may find it difficult right now to be grateful for the direction of our country, but it is never difficult to feel grateful for your presence in my life. You have kept me afloat, with your emails, and invitations, and postcards. Your posts have reminded me that life outside of my self-imposed bubble goes on. And that I need to rejoin that world – to focus outward instead of inward.
So thank you. For your friendship and your steadfastness. I am beyond lucky to have stumbled into this community, with its inclusiveness, its stubborn insistence on connection and depth, and its empathy. Your presence in my life makes it brighter.
“A friend knows our difficulties and shadows and remains in sight, a companion to our vulnerabilities more than our triumphs, when we are under the strange illusion we do not need them. ” ~ From Consolations, by David Whyte
Hi friend <3 Thinking of you and hope all is well. Always nice to "hear" your voice online.
So glad to be back in this space. The timing seems particularly apt – Thanksgiving week, start of winter weather here, shifting thoughts to what’s next instead of what’s now. I appreciate you so much, my friend. <3
Happy Thanksgiving to you! I miss your posts so am glad you are dipping your toe back in.
Have loved keeping up with your busy busy life. Your posts bring me joy. Happy Thanksgiving, my friend. <3
Thank goodness for the blogging community to remind me that there is kindness and hopefulness out there in the world!
OMG, this. Doomscrolling not helping. Blogging friends? The best. <3
Oh how nice to see a post from you, Anne! I have been thinking about you lately. Hope all is well. xoxo
Your adventures remind me that there is a much wider world than the one I see on my 15 inch laptop screen. <3 Thank you for taking us along on your adventures, away and at home. (And Rex! Always, Rex.)
Always so happy when your posts pop up… and I am apparently not the only one, if that is any encouragement 🙂 We’re all thankful you’re part of this community!
Happy thanksgiving, San. I am grateful for you and your ability to connect us all (and maintain those connections!). Hugs to you today, my friend. <3
So lovely to see your voice here and so glad I came across it tonight! Here’s some thanks back from me on this holiday eve for your presence no matter which media it comes from (even if it’s quiet) <3
Thank you for keeping me grounded and connected, and for sharing things that always make me laugh. Or, you know, sigh, based on the day and the topic. I so appreciate your similarly quiet presence. <3
Happy Thanksgiving, dear friend! I love that you’re slowly coming back to this space. Your voice has been greatly missed!
I have missed you so much – particularly given what’s been going on the last few weeks. Sigh. Thinking of you often, my friend, and worrying about you. Happy belated birthday, and enjoy your CRUISE! Hugs.
I’m glad to see a post from you, and like you, I am very thankful for this community. I am woefully behind on reading and commenting, hoping to get caught up today. <3
Can you believe how lucky we are with this community? I have not commented on your blog, although I have been reading. I need to go back and see what to add to my ever-growing TBR. I hope to be back with another post soon-ish, although the end of the semester is looming and sigghhh.
I DID see your news that your employer caved to common sense (eyeroll) and rescinded its (words redacted for civility) policy. So happy for you. 🙂