Deviation Actions
I could say I'm thankful for certain things I like coming back but I won't; this is going to be a mature post. Instead I will say this:
I am thankful for my family. Despite setbacks, arguments or whatever, not once have they abandoned me; always helping me and sticking by me through good times and bad.
I am thankful for my friends and aquaintances. Anyone who has kept even a little contact with me. Anyone who has made me happy and encouraged me; anyone who, even when I unknowingly or otherwise say or do stupid things, have conciously decided it would not be grounds for quietly leaving me to my own self destruction, if that makes sense. Anyone who has cared enough to stick around and/or helped me through tough times. Anyone who has helped me learn and progress forward.
I am thankful for my own mind. Though troublesome at times, this year, a year full of terrible things, I have done what I wld have previously considered too hard to do: continue growing up.
This year, more than any year post 2009, I believe I have done the most growing up, taking responsibility for what I've done and what I needed to do. I've entered the final stages of my college life finally. I've gotten help when I needed it for the most part. I've overcome parts of depression I'd previously deemed impossible to overcome. I've gone out and got a new job. It was not a job I wanted but a job I needed, and not one of my coworkers has ever said anything negative about me.
I've reunited with a childhood best friend 14 years after losing contact. I've grown more politically active and became more aware. I've gone on a brief journey of self discovery and learned something about myself I previously did not know though I had some suspicions. I became an uncle. I found a style that suits me in graphic design. And the list goes on and on.
For those of you who have stuck by me for so long, thank you. For those I unintentionally drove to cutting ties, I am truly sorry. I am not perfect. I am always learning, changing, growing up. Despite its many disasters and setbacks, I am thankful for 2016. Thankful for my life.