i'm thankful that though i lost my job, i have an opportunity to pursue something new. i'm thankful to hope my next position will be more closely related to my skills and interests. i'm thankful to reflect on the things i will need to work to improve. i'm thankful to be self-critical sometimes, and i'm thankful to remind myself that i am a person with many good qualities, and a lot of growth still to come.

i'm thankful that the future feels very difficult right now. i'm thankful to think of all the other times the future felt scary and impossible, and i'm thankful that i managed to live through it anyway. i'm thankful that i survived all the things i didn't think i'd survive. i'm thankful to recognize this is one of those times. i'm thankful to grit my teeth and get to work.

- m (11/18/17). m lives in nyc. mthankyounotes@gmail.com