Gratia tibi ago

Hello friend,

Today should be a day of gratitude. I have a lot to be thankful for.

I am thankful for being alive, first of all. It’s not self evident. I was born two months early, I could’ve died at any moment during the first few months of my life.

I am thankful for my upbringing. Despite certain traumatic events, I was always loved, always safe, always had enough food and water and shelter. I was taught many important values and lessons.

I am thankful for my childhood, which was colourful and free and very human.

I am thankful for being given the chance to try things out. Basketball wasn’t for me, maybe, but music is. Endless support for my passions shaped the individual I am today, for better or worse.

I am thankful for my family. Weird and chaotic as it is, I love them eternally.

I am thankful for never having broken a single bone, never having gone through much physical pain.

I am thankful for my friends, who are some of the most amazing people I’ve ever met. Funny, charming idiots, all of them. My life would be so boring without them.

And I am thankful for my partner, who has been with me through all the pain and all the happiness. Who reassured me tirelessly, who makes me feel safe like no one else. And who pushes me in the right directions, even if it’s uncomfortable sometimes.

This is going to happen more often, I think. Gratitude is important, folks. Never take any of it for granted.

Peace out,
Emilia