I was ready to rant and rave on the other forum, but decided to do something better for myself, so here I am.
I'm thankful for this forum. The health/medical topics and peer support have been invaluable to me and have enabled me to empower myself so I can take back control of my body.
I'm thankful that unlike so many in my inner circle, I'm willing to step outside of the box and do something different. I'm not afraid of being different, of thinking differently, because I can't live a pseudo-, unauthentic life, just to be like 'everybody' else.
I'm thankful that I know what I want out of life and I'm willing to do the work that it takes to get there.
I'm thankful that I have the 'ovaries' to change my life if I feel that my life isn't working for me. Many people told me to stay where I was, that since I had no 'major' problems in my life I was being selfish for wanting to do something different, even though the daily stress from living that life was killing me inside.
I'm thankful for being me. I've made a lot of mistakes, I have some regrets, I've had crap happen to me and I don't always get along with other people, but overall, I know that I am a caring, thoughtful, respectful, responsible person who is just trying to have the same thing everyone else is ---- Happiness.
There. That's it. It feels good to share positive thoughts with others!
Oh, one last thing...
I'm thankful that you cared enough to read this right to the end! I really am!
Butterfly22
Ready to Rant, but ... 
