Give Thanks for Our Blessings, Big and Small

Tom Purcell on Nov 16, 2021

Then there are the really big little things to be thankful for — like pizza.

I don’t know that I’ve ever met anyone who doesn’t enjoy it. It’s festive and delicious and crosses party lines. No matter how bad our political divisions get, pizza can bring us together.

How about coffee?

To me, this is one of life’s greatest little experiences and one I enjoy twice every single morning.

The process of making coffee, the wonderful scent that fills the air as it drips into my mug, the waiting until the temperature is just right before enjoying the first glorious sip…

And bacon.

Sure, it’s a bit controversial for some, and it's an early victim of growing inflation, but we can still run down to the convenience store for a dozen eggs and a package of bacon and life is good all morning long.

Then there’s the afternoon nap.

Covid’s working-from-home revolution has enabled the greatest increase in afternoon mental agility in the history of napdom.

And the belly laugh.

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