I know most people around this year, start to think about what we are thankful for. As a kid who grew up in Cuba, where holidays like these were unheard of, I want to never take for granted the freedom we have, to express, create and dream. Most importantly to be thankful.
I hope you join me to do the same and publish it in your favorite form of social media let the world (or just your closest friends) know what you are thankful for.
For an amazing prayers-answered year
For my family growing
For the new friends I made this year
For the negative people who left
For reconnecting with high school friends
For moving closer to my family
For the desire to learn new things everyday
For graduating medical school
For being able to continue to write
For getting my first chapter in a textbook published
For starting my website and blog
For having the resources to stay healthy
For the ability to continue to teach
For the job that allows me to grow
For ceviche
For seeing good friends be cured from a illnesses
For having the personal strength for mindfulness
For the birth of new family members
For the passing of some friends and family to a better place
For the bonds that are present, even if you are far away
For the lessons learned
For the new experiences and the memory of the old ones
For the new dreams
For the new blessings and talents I didn’t know I was capable of
For those moments where I needed to be humbled
For the chance to connect with those who I have never met physically
For my creative freedom and having a voice
For finding new goals
For knowing the best love and able to share it with others
For knowing God is in control even when I am not
For letting go
For loosing another fear
For the new challenges and obstacles, because they build character
For the moments of laugher
For the moments of painful tears
For the moments of thankful tears
For wine
For the times when I was put in my place
For opening my eyes to see the unseen
For knowing to trust a little bit more
For not giving up
For knowing when to stop
For never forgetting to be a kid
For having dinner at Cinderella's castle
For greater maturity, mentally and spiritually
For deciding to grow my hair to donate
For remembering that there are more important things in life
For learning new recipes
For restful nights of sleep, and naps.
For remembering to forgive again and again
For remembering to be slow to speak
For thinking of the words before they leave my lips
For listening first
For showing me new ways to help others
For the love from those around me
For showing me who to step away from
For the beach days
For the long nights of studying and working
For all the leaders around me so that I may learn from them
For a new passion towards reading
For tuna tartare
For keeping my family safe in scary moments
For our limited knowledge
For the hunger to keep learning
For new opportunities
For remembering that it can be done, again.
For the plateaus and the mountains in our path
For the certain things and the random curve balls, they both teach valuable lessons
For passing my board exams
For the palm trees, the beach and yes, even the storms.
For the new home in Miami
For living new the ocean
For kitty cuddles on the couch
For keeping us safe through the hurricane
For art and creativity minds we have
For the analytical and steadfast mindsets
For the failures
For the second tries
For being open to try new things
For being open to change and chaos
For being in this country (United States)
For the mornings I get to open my eyes
For the setbacks and the comebacks
For the adventures I was able to fulfill
For the days relaxing at home
For the vacations I was able to go
For the friendships strengthen along the way
For the the new cultures I was exposed to
For the amazing food I got to eat along the way
For art and creativity
For the plays, shows and concerts
For the new job
For drinking good coffee
For the birthdays and the cake
For spring, summer, fall and winter
For another year of life
For champagne, massages and good times
For the surprises that bring family together
For sailing and sunsets
For remembering to always be thankful, even when things don't appear to go our way, because in the end it will all be done for our good.