Gratitude lists are quite the rage on Facebook at the moment and although I have sworn blindly that I will not start my own I would like to say thank you to each and every one of you today without mentioning your names. Listen carefully and I am sure you will recognise yourselves in a few of these… And they are no particular order.
I am thankful for laughter I share with you.
I am thankful for our play time (of course there is play time and there is play time)
I am thankful for your support when I need it most and I am thankful for your support when I don’t
I am thankful that you have let me into your lives
I am thankful that you are a part of mine
I am thankful for the trust you have placed in me
I am thankful for the lessons you have taught me
I am thankful for the smile you put on my face
I am thankful for the sheer joy you bring to my heart
I am thankful that you challenge me now and again
I am thankful for the help you have given me
I am thankful that now and again I have been able to help you too
I am thankful that you listen to me mouth off from time to time
I am thankful for the jokes you share with me
I am thankful that you give me space to live my own life
I am thankful for the love you show to Sasha
I am thankful that you laugh at my stupid jokes and like my pics on Facebook and Instagram and occasionally tell me how silly I am
I am thankful for the time we spend together
I am thankful that I don’t support Manchester United
I am thankful for the new friendships and those that stretch back so many years
I am thankful for my health and the support and encouragement I receive with my training
And finally I want to tell you that Sasha and I have a deal that if I swear I have to give her FIVE RAND,
so here is your five rand Sashi…
Because on days like this and in fact everyday… I am just fucking thankful!
(From a speech I gave last year, as relevant today as it was then)
Pleasure Mike even though it was brief and thank you too.
I’m so grateful to be a part of your life, and to have you a part of mine!!! You are the light of the party and brighten a room when you walk into it, with that magnificent smile and those twinkling eyes!! Keep shining, my friend!!!