Today, I am thankful for changes of heart. I am thankful
that I am no longer the kind of person rigid enough to form an opinion
and hold on to it forever and let myself be defined by it and ostracize or overlook others
because of it and miss out on opportunities because of it.
I am thankful that New York City is now a place I want to be
– a city I love to be in and even belong. Heavens knows I’m there often enough; it
would be miserable if I hated it like I thought I did 2 years ago when I said, “I
will never live in New York City. I hate this city.”
(Don't get me wrong - schlepping bags through Times Square or fighting your way through the lugubrious Christmas crowd to make your train on time can be blood boiling. There are many reasons to hate New York City.)
But there is also that big city feel: the excitement of seeing something new on every corner, being alone but not at all alone in a sea of humanity, the leaves in Central Park in November and life happening everywhere.
I am a city girl. And though I’m not planning on moving to the Big Apple anytime in the immediate future, I have and will continue to enjoy each and every trip there over the next few weeks.
I'm thankful that I've had the good sense to lighten up a bit and let go of past prejudices over a whole entire city. And I hope this change of heart is indicative of a greater openness of spirit. I surely feel as though that is one of the things I’ve been cultivating in my life recently and it is so much better than dismissing things on principle – everything becomes a possibility. Being set in one's ways gets boring! At the end of the day, maybe meatloaf tastes the same as it did 10 years ago when I decided I hated it, but I won't know until I try.
But there is also that big city feel: the excitement of seeing something new on every corner, being alone but not at all alone in a sea of humanity, the leaves in Central Park in November and life happening everywhere.
I am a city girl. And though I’m not planning on moving to the Big Apple anytime in the immediate future, I have and will continue to enjoy each and every trip there over the next few weeks.
I'm thankful that I've had the good sense to lighten up a bit and let go of past prejudices over a whole entire city. And I hope this change of heart is indicative of a greater openness of spirit. I surely feel as though that is one of the things I’ve been cultivating in my life recently and it is so much better than dismissing things on principle – everything becomes a possibility. Being set in one's ways gets boring! At the end of the day, maybe meatloaf tastes the same as it did 10 years ago when I decided I hated it, but I won't know until I try.
And did I mention the bagels? Of course I love NYC.
You may be thinking, "She forgot to be thankful for something yesterday." I didn't; I was very thankful yesterday. I even wrote about it. Ask me what I was thankful about, and you'll hear about it.
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