If you are separated or in the middle of a divorce, it might be hard to think of anything to give thanks for in your life right now. So here is my list of things to be grateful for this Thanksgiving. Feel free to post your own grateful list in the comments section. I guarantee it will make you feel better to count your blessings.

I am grateful for:

1. My Family. I am grateful for my wife and our two sons. If you are not feeling grateful for your spouse right now, be grateful for your children. If you have never married or don’t have children, be grateful that you are not unhappily married or paying alimony and child support.

2. My Friends. Friends can support you and give you advice in a divorce. I lived in my friend’s house when I was getting a divorce. Remember your friends and send them a note telling them how much you appreciate them this Thanksgiving. Maybe they will invite you over for turkey.

3. My Career. I am doing something I love. I enjoy going to work and interacting with my colleagues and clients. I enjoy writing articles and educating people and helping people get through their divorce. Be grateful for your education, your experience, your skills, your business networks, your career success, your reputation and your ability to earn money.

4. My Home. Whether you are living in a mansion or what I called “my divorce condo”, you can make it comfortable and beautiful, a place of refuge, a sanctuary where you can get away from your troubles. Be grateful for your home.

5. Exercise. You can find me hiking on the bike trail every other morning from 6:00 to 7:00 am listening to music on my iPhone and on the racketball court every Saturday morning at 8:00 a.m. Be grateful that you have your life and your health, which at my age is relative, but be grateful that God gives you a new day every day and new experiences and new chances.

6. Computers and the Internet. The Internet is a cornucopia of ideas, information and friends. I use email, newsletters and blogs to communicate with my law firm, my clients and my friends. I have reconnected with childhood friends I have known for 50 years who live miles away yet we can talk everyday. I can listen to Elvis or the Beatles whenever I want. Our law firm runs on the Internet. We use the Internet for our legal research, timekeeping, billing and bookkeeping. Be grateful you live in the age of computers.

Last but not least, be grateful for your divorce lawyer!

Happy Thanksgiving.

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