Thanksgiving Day festivities turned disastrous for me. I won't go into detail; suffice it to say I experienced hardcore ingratitude from someone I'd attempted to help, resulting in my personal pain, anger, sadness.
Not all plans work out, of course, but I - post-disaster - home alone, surveyed the situation and found solid stuff for which to be grateful: my overall health, home, sense of purpose in my life, close friends, including a new puppy-love, Opie (named by the wonderful no-kill...

