I'm rising up

Let us rise up and be thankful,
for if we didn't learn a lot today,
at least we learned a little,
and if we didn't learn a little,
at least we didn't get sick,
and if we got sick,
at least we didn't die;
so, let us all be thankful.

-- Buddha

Today, in this week of Thanksgiving (political views regarding the real story of Native Americans and Pilgrims aside) I am thankful. I am thankful for friends who shine the light on the path ahead so I don't stumble. I am thankful for the internet referral service that matched me up with the counselor I'm seeing next Monday. I am thankful for the first of the true baby steps.