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You have successes and you have failures, good moments and ones you wish you could take back, great years and sad ones. Although 2008 was not the year I anticipated it to be, it is at these moments, the ones that offer no savings from that which has passed, that I must remind myself what I can be thankful for. We need to remind ourselves of these things, the ones you hold dear, to pick ourselves up from the moments we wish we could forget.

1. I am thankful for being born into the family I admire.

2. I am thankful for those who care about me unconditionally.

3. I am thankful to know there are fantastic days among weeks that are buried with ones scoring less.

4. I am thankful a friend of mine beat cancer.

5. I am thankful for laughing at movies that make my sides hurt.

6. I am thankful my siblings are a phone call away.

7. I am thankful for my brother's work towards my church.

8. I am thankful my cat, Gia sleeps by my side when she knows I can't sleep at all.

9. I am thankful I can admit that paths chosen aren't necessarily paths destined.

10. I am thankful that after a year of question, I can be very thankful for so many things after all.

Happy Thanksgiving,

Rachel

About the Author

Rachel A. Pugh, a graduate of Penn State University with a B.A. in communications and a minor in theatre, came to the Weekender in 2000 as a Marketing/Promotions Associate. She was then made an Advertising Sales Account Executive and went on later to become Senior Advertising Sales Account Executive, Advertising Sales Team Leader, Sales and Marketing Manager, and the position she holds currently, Weekender General Manager and fashion columnist.

Rachel also serves as the Vice President of Marketing for the Wilkes-Barre Publishing Company, overseeing the marketing of company initiatives and events.

A graduate of Leadership Lackawanna, class of 2005, some of her community involvement includes: Board for the Greater Wilkes-Barre Association for the Blind, Executive Board for the Domestic Violence Service Center, committee member for The American Cancer Society’s Endure for a Cure, a board member of the Wilkes-Barre YMCA and various volunteer duties for the United Way of Wyoming Valley.

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