Right after dinner, I fell asleep on the couch. It’s the most normal thing I have done since last Monday.

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[thirty minutes of deep thinking]

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I’m safe. My friends and family are safe. None of us are homeless or dying. We have food and clean drinking water. These are the things I am thankful for today. Everyone should be so lucky as to be able to be thankful for these things so many people take for granted.