is thankful for

• existing and being able to be thankful
• a Heavenly Father who knows him and is allowing him this earthly experience
• ability to read, in 2 languages
• ability to work with my hands to create
• ability to envision something, work hard to achieve it
• innovative products that enhance our lives
• people who he connects with that feel like they've been friends for millenia
• family, both present and distant
• friends who become family
• family who become friends
• an old table that has stayed unused for many years and returns as a new office table
• being able to connect with people physically, emotionally, spiritually thru multiple means and media
• seeing other people struggle and learn, and learning from them
• ability to want more, to become more, and to slowly achieve more
• being older, yet still feeling young at heart
• a sweet daughter that connects with him so easily
• a sweet daughter that takes care of everyone around her so thoroughly
• a son that is so terribly happy all the time one must comply to his state of happines to truly enjoy being in his presence
• a sweet wife that works so hard at the family, at her newfound love with her job, and basically still lets him hang around her
• his house, a house that seemed too much at one time, then not quite big enough, now is just right
• his toys, both large and small, that allow him small diversions into that childhood he so richly enjoys to escape from adulthood
• friends to play with, learn from, grow with, and experience life together
• a warm electric blanket on cold nights
• leather gloves that shield his hands from the outside chill
• a new streetbike that will take him on journeys away from reality, once its warm enough to enjoy it again
• books, stories and tales that transport him to another plane for brief momments
• neighbors who step up to help out when needed
• new and exciting opportunities on the horizon
• his ability to enjoy racquetball, dirtbiking, motorcycling, waterskiing, snowskiing, paintballing and other activities that keep the heart pumping and young
• his ability to teach, train, mentor and share his knowledge with others
• his ability to learn from others and add to his store of knowledge
• jim the boatwrap guy that protects his little ski boat each year, so come summer, play can ensue on the water once again
• waking up late on Thanksgiving morning, and feeling overwhelmed by thankfullness