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I'm grateful to be able to write a sentence,
even though it's on this napkin.
I'm grateful to have met my sister,
even though it took over 17 years.
I'm grateful for the tears I've shed
because not all of them were from sadness.
I'm grateful for; my mother who raised me,
my grandparent's who took us in and gave us
unconditional love and safety.
I'm grateful for difficulties, every challenge,
every fight, every scar, inside and out.
I'm grateful for today
because I have a chance again
and that's better then the alternative.