the adventures of pamalicious

Happy Thanksgiving! Well its’ 6:30pm est and we ate at around 1:45 or so. Then in true form, such a severe case of ‘itis we crashed till 4:00 and then took a good 45 minute walk.  My goal became not to gain anything and seeing as I ate only one plate, I’m doing fine.

I woke up this morning with sooo much on my mind.  I was so stressed out. I lay there in the bed and then it dawned on me -

• I could have woke up this morning after burying my child yesterday
• I could have woke up this morning after burying my mother on Tuesday
• I could have woke up this morning having to get dressed quickly because the shelter puts you out at 8am
• I could have woke up this morning without my faculties about me
• I could have woke up this morning to get ready to visit my child in a mental institution
• I could have woke up this morning knowing I had to hustle for that next ‘hit’
• I could have woke up this morning at 14 with a child
• I could have woke up…alone.

So I got my whining ass up out my warm bed, went into my stocked kitchen, cut the lights and heat on and got it together. 

Being thankful can’t be a selfish act.  Honey-Libra has told us for almost a year now, once a week, why she is thankful.  We can’t just pull it out when we remember Oprah told us to write it all down.  It’s hard.  When you are in the midst of living your life, you sometimes forget that as much as you think you are the sole owner of your destiny - you aren’t.  Stopping to say Thanks be it to your mate, your kids, your parents or God is something that has to be forced. I will strive to do better.  I am humble - but sometimes I want what I want and I forget about all that I have.

So I hope that some folks have some great "Soul Food" type stories to tell. I’m about to go and check out the pie and ice cream, lol