Why I'm Thankful This Year!

[Guest Jesse Dane]

I've had many thanksgivings and it's always been a great time of good food and fun, but this year with all the ups and downs I have had, it has put life in a whole new perspective and for the first time I feel like I've sat down and really examined what I was thankful for.

 

I'm thankful for all the amazing friends who I have met since moving here to San Francisco! The amazing people who have reached out and opened their hearts to me, those who I now consider a part of my family, those who have truly made this city my new home.

 

I'm thankful for my health! I think this is something so many of us take for granted, but after finding out I was HIV+ at the beginning of this year I wake up every day now realizing what a gift just being able to get up out of bed and do the things I do every day is.

 

I'm thankful for my jobs! I feel like one of the luckiest people in the world to be able to do what I truly love for a living! Putting on shows, making videos, and of course having sex with fascinating people put a smile on my face.

 

So finally, thankyou to everyone who has helped to make 2006 one of the best years of my life (even in the midst of so many things that should have made it a terrible one). I can't wait to see what 2007 brings for us all and know if we all stick together and help eachother it can be just as wonderful!

[Cooper]

Jesse, It's always helpful when we can see that silver lining... Your thankful list is most appreciated. As my financial manager always says, "live as if it's your last day, but plan as if you'll live till 100".