I have spent a lot of time the last few months focusing on what is wrong in my life. To be honest, it has been a challenge. Major changes at work have filtered into all aspects of my life. However, I have to stop focusing on what is wrong in my life and start realizing just how blessed my life truly is. Now I am not going to paint my life to be some fairytale but if I really think about it I have much more to be thankful for than to complain about. So here it goes a list of a few things that I have to be thankful for.
1. I woke up today. Not just woke up but I have no major health problems.
2. I have a home that I own. Not just a house but a home.
3. I have a job. It may not be my dream job but I have a really good job that pays well.
4. Speaking of money, I have the money to live a comfortable life. I can pay my bills, provide food, electricity, cell phone, cable, etc. There are many people that see things beyond basics as luxuries but for me they are basics.
5. I have all of my mental faculties. I am not saying this to be funny but this is something that I am truly thankful for daily. I love to learn and it would not be possible without this.
6. I have a truly amazing and supportive family. These are people that I would want to be friends with even if we weren't related.
7. I have friends that love me like family. People that I know have my back no matter what.
8. I have a crazy supportive support system. The kind that when I say hey I kinda started writing a novel, they respond with you can do this...it isn't crazy at all....it is really good....you should try to publish.
9. I have a guy that knows me, the real me, and still cares.
10. I am so close to reaching a goal I can almost taste it. May 9, 2014 I graduate from college with a double BA in History and English.
11. I have a cat that I adore. May sound crazy to some people but I love pets, they are family, so yes I am thankful for my baby Flower.
12. I have had the chance to travel and see wonderful and new things.
13. I have met people that inspire me to be a better person.
14. I have the freedom to believe what I want, say what I want, and pray to who I want.
15. I may have said it before but my family and friends. I am the person that I am today because of them. My immediate, extended, and bonus families are all blessings and my friends. Seriously everyone should have as wonderful friends as I do.
These are just a few and there are tons of little things that I am thankful for, like: coffee, sweet tea, chocolate, air conditioning, my cat, smart phones, books, turkey (I really love turkey), writing, books, random texts, laughing until I cry with my bestie, making up stories with my sister, listening to the wind in the leaves, feeling sunshine on my face, football, books, comfy jeans, laughing, and did I say books?
I hope that everyone takes a minute to stop and think of the blessings they have in their lives. I bet more than one of you reading this, I consider a blessing in mine.
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