🦃 Fun Friday with Snickerdoodle: Grateful for My Pack

A Special Thanksgiving Edition

Hi hooman friends, it’s me… Snickerdoodle! Your Chief Wellness Officer reporting for gratitude duty!

This week, everyone’s talking about gratitude in honor of Thanksgiving, so I did a little thinking (yes, dogs think, especially when treats are involved). I sniffed around my toy basket, inspected my soft blankets, wandered through all my favorite nap spots, and guess what?

None of those were what I’m most grateful for. Not things. Not snacks (though goldfish crackers do get an honorable mention). Not sunny nap spots (though I’d absolutely include those on a secondary list).

What I am truly, tail-waggingly, heart-thumpingly grateful for is…

𝗠𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸. Yep. 𝗬𝗼𝘂. My people… including the SRJ Collaborative community I “write” to every week.

The ones who make me feel safe, loved, and totally accepted even when I bark at the 𝗗𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗕 𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗲 guy like he’s stealing national treasure.

I’m grateful for the humans who let me be my quirky self, who laugh with me, who pet my ears on tough days, and who encourage me to spread joy, comfort, and calm in our busy world. Being your Chief Wellness Officer isn’t just a title, it’s my purpose. And every day, I’m thankful I get to do it alongside all of you. I’m grateful to belong. To be included. To be loved. To 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳.

This week, I hope you take a moment to notice the people who make your world better. The ones who cheer you on. Who give you grace. Who make the hard days lighter and the good days brighter.

𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀.

Wishing you a Thanksgiving full of gratitude, connection, and maybe a little extra turkey (I’m 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 saying).

Grateful wags and a full heart,

𝗦𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗹𝗲

Chief Wellness Officer | SRJ Collaborative