Hey, it's Kelly, and at the end of every week, I like to share something true and useful,

something I stumbled over that gave me a burst of optimism, something you can share with

friends like an audio greeting card, something to help us all keep our eyes on what's working

and what could be.

So, I'll be right back with this week's For The Good of the Order.

This is Kelly Corgan Wonders.

Give it Thanksgiving, it seemed worthwhile to perhaps share this week my list of things

I'm very thankful for.

I'm really thankful that my back didn't go out.

I had this moment where I was making a bed in Montana, and I ended up on the floor screaming

and crying by myself, and I thought, oh my god, my life is over.

I'm going to begin this new reality where I'm completely hobbled by this unpredictable

and excruciating back pain.

And that's not what happened.

And I don't really know quite why, but I am deeply grateful that I can move without

pain.

Relatedly, I'm probably even more grateful that my mother is healthy and content at Wooded

Lane.

She has her routines that totally sustain her, including bridge three times a week, church

seven days a week, a lot of ESPN, a lot of NFL, NBA, and of course, she's had a ball watching

the Phillies and the Eagles this fall.

I'm very thankful for people like George Saunders and Steve Carell.

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