Ten things to be grateful for
February 13, 2006Reading the articles I mentioned in my last posting makes me incredibly grateful to be living in Tasmania right now. It’s wonderful to live in a place which is so far away from the trouble and strife that besets the mainland and other parts of the world. No Cronulla riots, no high-stress high-density lifestyle.
Wil Wheaton (who has my number-one favourite blog), once listed “Ten Reasons to be Grateful”, just to remind himself about what was good in his life. I might as well do the same, just to remind myself why I’m incredibly lucky to be where I am right now.
1. I’m very grateful to be living in a place as wonderful, relaxing and beautiful as Tasmania.
2. I’m very grateful to have such a kind and caring family.
3. I’m very grateful that I decided to start going to the gym and exercising. I had no idea just how good it would make me feel.
4. I’m very very grateful that I no longer have to be ashamed to call myself a Doctor Who fan. To paraphrase Russell. T. Davies, I was in the closet but I never had to be there in the first place!
5. I’m very grateful to have a challenging and fulfilling job that’s allowed me to gain experience in so many important areas of IT.
6. I’m very grateful to be working with such generous and friendly colleagues. It makes getting up to go to work something to look forward to.
7. I’m very grateful to be living in a suburb with so many amenities so close by. You’ve got no idea how lucky you are to be living in Tassie until you try living in Melbourne. It just isn’t the same.
8. I’m grateful to be living only fifteen minutes away from some of the freshest seafood in Australia.
9. I’m EXTREMELY grateful that I got front row tickets to Billy Connolly’s comedy show. And in Tassie no less!
10. I’m grateful and thankful that I finally learned how to upgrade PC’s.
