More from the Gratitude Journal

Photo by Joel Edward Grisamore

In these days leading up to Thanksgiving, Icontinue to open my gratitude journal.

It is for these things I am thankful:

For spectacular fall afternoons that take your breath away. … For letters that begin: Dear Mr. Grisamore, thank you for that wonderful, brilliant. … For the haircut that doesn’t look like you just got a haircut. …

That I’ve never had the urge to get a tattoo, even in a place where the sun don’t shine. … For the power of prayer. … For my mass communications class at Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville. …

For sweet little notes left on the coffee pot with little hearts and kisses. … For the car that starts on a cold morning and in a dark parking lot. ... For those reminders that the most important things in life aren’t things. …

(Coming Wednesday and Thursday: More from the Gratitude Journal.)