Thank you

So yesterday was full of regrets. Today I thought I should redress the balance and fill this post with all the things I am thankful for. Here goes....

I am thankful that you gave me my life.
I am thankful that you were here when I got married, had kids, graduated and started the business.
I am thankful that the youngest is like you, and is a little bit of you left on earth.
I am thankful for having believed in me.
I am thankful that you trusted me.
I am thankful that you have left me a secure future.
I am thankful that you kicked me up the butt when I needed it.
I am thankful that you were so creative and talented and that your life's work is sitting in my office as I type this surrounding me.
I am thankful that you trusted the plan for my life.
I am thankful that you picked yourself up and made the best of things when bad stuff happened.
I am thankful that we had 30 years of memories that will stay with me forever.
I am thankful that so many people knew and loved you for you!
I am thankful that you never let hurtful and horrible people get to you.
I am thankful that you had such a loving heart.
I am thankful that so many lives were changed because of your generosity over your 64 years.
I am thankful that you made the days after you had gone easier for me by having made all the arrangements ahead of time.
I am thankful that we had 10 days together where even for the most part, you couldn't respond, we still communicated.
I am thankful that you had no fear of dying and that you were actually looking forward to being in heaven.
I am thankful that you had told me your wishes and your desires years before I needed to know, as it made all of that easier to do.
I am thankful that two blind people will soon be able to see because you wanted to donate whatever you could after you didn't need your body anymore.
I am thankful that you were my dad, no one else's, and that you were an amazing Dad! You taught me how to love, laugh and live and for that I will be forever grateful.

Thank you xx