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When the question came up, I began to think about very basic things I am thankful for and that begins with food, shelter, clothing, and relatively clean air. I see homeless people if I walk toward Admiral and that makes me grateful for the basics. I am so thankful I don't have to find a reasonably safe place to spend the night. I know I would look like an easy target. Recently, I have stayed away from where I used to walk, in part because of that. I have to acknowledge that I am glad I am white. Life is so easy for me compared to People of Color. I just started re-reading “The Cross and the Lynching Tree.” I have never had to struggle like that. It was brought home also when we visited the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama. It reminds us that between four and five thousand people, very young to very old, were lynched and not just in the south. Now for some smaller things, but not less important. I wake up every morning! So far! There is plenty of food and sometimes too much. I am healthy and able to stay in. I can still be involved in things I want to do, just in a different format. I have a loving spouse and child who want to spend time with me. I have good friends to call or call on and share thoughts, struggles and opinions. I have lots of opinions!! I am blessed. I wish all of you a blessed day as well! --Carolyn
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