First List

Life is a web of intersections and choices.

Your first choice is to recognize an intersection.

Your second choice is to be thankful for it.

Ryan Lilly.

A terrible mistake

of making an ill-advised

Op-Ed:

The Top 53 Things That I am Thankful For:

1. Family, friends, and relatives.
2. Love and generosity.
3. Honesty.
4. The sun, the moon, and the stars.
5. The air we breathe.
6. The clothes I wear.
7. The roads we take everyday.
8. Vacation leave.
9. Internet.
10. The troubles on the way to work, like the traffic. It allows me to pause for awhile and makes me realize about many things.
11. Books and novels.
12. Twitter.
13. Money, when I see something I can afford.
14. Ctedit cards, when I have no cash.
15. JRR Tolkien, for the inspiration.
16. Harry Potter for forever changing the publishing landscape.
17. My college dating experiences.
18. For the relationships that didn't work out.
19. The challenging courses.
20. The sleepless nights.
21. Coffee, iced tea, and milkshakes.
22. The visa on my passport.
23. The New York Times Best Seller List.
24. Literary agencies and form rejection letters.
25. New York City, except for the rats.
26. France and Italy for the fashion.
27. Germany for just being itself.
28. Chinese takeouts.
29. Classmates that lead to meaningful connections.
30. The Harvard Alumni Association for all the appreciative gestures anybody could ask for.
31. Long haul flights in business class.
32. Private jets and private islands.
33. White sand beaches.
34. White Christmas.
35. Australia, except for the insects and bugs.
36. Curling and the Winter Games.
37. Apple pies.
38. Cappuccino and Flat Whites, when plain coffee will not suffice.
39. Green tea and macha (also when iced tea needed an upgrade).
40. The library.
41. Barnes and Noble.
42. Amazon's delivery time.
43. Star Wars and Jar Jar Binks.
44. James Bond, Agent 007.
45. Sigmund Feud and psychology.
46. Christian art.
47. Trench coats.
48. Gold, platinum, and stainless steel.
49. St James the Greater.
50. Parks and recreation.
51. Moments of truth.
52. Free items.
53. Sneakers.

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The Op-Ed is sponsored by Fendi monster eye backpack.