What I'm Thankful For I can't Say Out Loud

Every Thanksgiving people have this annoying habit of saying some stupid thing they are thankful for. I am thankful for many things, most of which are the little things I experience day to day. Many of the things which bring me the most joy I can't publicly announce at the dinner table.

I am thankful I'm not you. If I were you, I would not be me, and I like me--perhaps even more than I like you.

I'm thankful I'm not fat. I think it's natural, but there's no way to know for sure. I suppose I could I follow you around and eat whatever you do and see what happens. But even if you're thin, that amount of food couldn't possibly be good for a creature less than 5 feet tall.

I'm grateful my son can get married without crossing our northern border. If you don't know what I'm talking about, I won't explain it. If you do, you'll get why I can't bring this up with the religious half of the family.

I'm thankful I am not a Black Friday shopper. Shopping Black Friday is neither pleasurable nor smart. I can find much better deals online the rest of the year. Why make myself look and feel like an idiot for nothing? If I need a big screen that badly, I really need to get a life.

The thing which brings me the most gratefulness of all: I was able to see through the myths the religious hold dear. I am completely free. Free to think. Free to live life to the fullest. I don't want to waste the only life I have serving a myth and obeying made up rituals which do nothing that can't be accomplished using basic psychology.

Liberation from religion is extremely underrated in our society. When my thoughts were captive to religion, my deeper self was hidden--or at least restrained. I am now smarter and happier. I behold the universe, and see that it is good. I marvel at my existence. I respect every individual equally, sensing we are all connected as a singular organism. My neighbors who are starving don't need a free Bible they are too weary to read. They need food, shelter, health care, and above all, love and respect.

I'm thankful weed is legal. It shouldn't be illegal to grow any plant which nature created. If it were discovered ferns can make you high, should you start re-landscaping? This unnecessary war on weed has not served our country (or any other) well. Also, I really, really enjoy vaping it in my Pax.

Finally, I am thankful for the Internet. The world is more educated than ever before and it's a great place to blog my thoughts when I cannot otherwise speak.