Creativity Exercise: Thanks!

OK, this is going to be fast, so look sharp:

1. Get out a clean sheet of paper. And a pen. Or pencil. Or crayon.
2. Write down five things you're thankful for this year. But wait! It's a trick question. You can only mention things that wouldn't have been on your list last year.
3. If it takes more than two minutes to do this exercise, be thankful I don't expect you to devote that much time to it. I just wanted to get your brain working in a different direction.

Someone recently told me their family really does the old tradition -- they go around the Thanksgiving table and everyone expresses gratitude for something. Hmmmmm. We don't even sit around a table. The adults are in the dining room. The kids (and this would be anyone 55 and under) gather in the living room. The rest of our group (don't ask) lurks in the kitchen.

But the theory certainly does sound lovely ...