The Two Pies of Thanksgiving.
- andrewjang1701
- Nov 25, 2023
- 2 min read
This Thanksgiving was particularly special. I celebrated with just me and my dog. While she had a turkey leg, veggies, pumpkin and fruit. I opted for something beautifully simple. Chicken Pot Pie (two of them) and an 8" Pumpkin Pie from Wal-Mart. A glass of creme soda and a honey crisp apple, rounded my menu as I played Bobs Burger on my laptop and sat contently watching nothing out of my window, yet thoroughly entertained and happy to be just where I was.
I've never felt the desire to be thankful on Thanksgiving, until this one. And though I've had a few years since my last fall to homelessness I can't explain why this one felt so impactful, just that it did. Walking my dog later that evening, I thought about all the times I didn't have a choice on what I ate, often having nothing but a ramen packet to last me a few days; those days I didn't eat what I had because I could, but because I had no other choice. Just remembering sometimes makes my stomach hurt from hunger and it's why you'll always see me smile when I pick up an item of food worth over a dollar because for a few years there, I didn't eat a single item that had a $1 in front of it. Being able to buy items above that low threshold now is something I truly don't take for granted, hence the never-ending smile for everything I eat (bonus when it tastes amazing or has the word chocolate, pizza and burger in it).
My experiences have molded a new format of thinking, appreciation and longing to fulfill life in a new way. Literally and figuratively I am a kid in a candy store and on this holiday weekend I am beyond thankful. And though I hope the path to the happiness you feel isn't as crazy as mine, I hope you feel for life everything that I do. And if you don't. What is stopping you?

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