What are you thankful for?

That is the question my friend Susanne asked to each of her holiday party guests two weeks ago. To be exact, the real questions were:

What are you thankful for and what do you wish for?

These are great questions and gladly, most of the people played the game and provided thoughtful answers. When my turn came, I said I was thankful to have found my path, to do a work I love and be in the relationship I wanted. I also said I did not really wish for anything as I got everything I wanted. Though, after Susanne and Alicia’s teasing, I said I wished for speed.

While this is true, after some more reflection, I think there is something more important I am thankful for and I wish for:

  • I am thankful that I live at a time and a place that allowed me to acquire a great education, took away the vicissitudes of life and the requirement to fulfill basic needs (aka deficiency needs), gave me the freedom and leisure to ponder on my life and eventually discover what I wanted to do with it. I am thankful that I am free to decide I am NOT OK with a situation, and that I have all I need to change it.
  • I wish more people would realize that they too have that opportunity, that whatever they wish for, they are the one in charge, they can go for it and get it. Complaining about something does not make it better. Hard work, focus, and a positive, independent, and optimistic attitude will surely make a difference.

I realize this is a complex subject and everybody’s situation is unique. Sadly, a large percentage of the world population is not in the position to make that choice. Still, this applies to a lot of people that live in the “free world” and keep on waiting for someone else to fix their problems. I just wish they would take charge of their destiny.

Oh, and yes, I do wish for speed :).

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