Daily PROMPT:  Expect

What is it I expect out of life?  You mean besides shelter, food, love and happiness?  Freedom to pretty much say and do what I want?  Well I have all of that and yes I am thankful!  My life really is “a bowl of cherries”!

I am a very white (redheaded) woman with a great family, a two time cancer survivor and live in a small nice apartment.  I have clothing, food and amenities such as a cell phone, iPad, and a new sound bar for a television.  I have blankets and bedding and shoes and boots to keep me warm.  At present I have no baking sheets or pans which are sitting in my daughter’s cabinets on loan.  Does “loan” apply after a year?

My refrigerator was just resupplied yesterday and the can cupboard has staples refilled.  I have the essentials in a large accessible bathroom, with tissue, soap, shampoo and linens.  My apartment has a washer and dryer, a stove and dishwasher.  I have wifi and cable tv.  I am truly thankful for all of these treats and conveniences in my life.  I have a scooter to get my mail and take out my trash and recyclables.  I have a cranky wheelchair I use everyday, and the ability to propel myself in it. 

Additionally, I have friends I am in contact with over sixty years.  I have people around the world through this WP medium that I care about.  I have the ability to read and write without reprimand, a true freedom.

I have sunny days and moonlit nights. I have sounds of rain on my windows and the beauty of snow in the winter.  I live in a safe area from weather disasters. I have military, fire and police all living next to me, and a firehouse one half mile away.  I have most of my family two minutes away.  I feel safe as I hear the airbase helicopters above in the night. I have access to public transportation.  I have enough income to support myself.  

I really can’t think of anything else I could ask for. I need nothing.  I expect nothing.  I hope of course for a lot of things!  I hope for health for my family and friends above all. No wars and peace is also a dream, but will probably remain so.  A cure for all cancers and diseases would be exceptional.
I hope and wish, but do not expect that most of the world’s population will ever have what I am thankful and blessed to have.  

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