I cannot stress to people on how much you could honestly be thankful for. I spent 95% of 2018 just being thankful for everyone and everything around me. The other 5% I had my mental breakdowns, asking why this and why that but I feel like I was allowed those moments to just break down. It allowed me the time to really look at things and be thankful. Have you really sat down and appreciate everything that has been provided to you as of late?

I say appreciate because a lot of times we all take things for granted and don’t just APPRECIATE those moments. That friend or family member that bailed us out of a situation, that job call back for that new job, that promotion we wanted, the trips and adventures across the globe. Some people aren’t able to get what you are getting only because their lives aren’t going in the same direction as you. Each day brings a new opportunity that we may think are minor but can have great influence in our lives. When was the last time you sat down or stood up and just said THANK YOU to yourself for getting through those hard times and being here today? Walk into a new day, a new week, a new month, a new year just being appreciative of what you have right in front of you. Not everyday is promised but the day that you currently have is the best thing you could wish for. We all have those moments of weakness, which we are allowed to have but overcoming them and achieving your goals is all apart of life.

Wake up thankful that you are where you are today because of all the bumps in the road you had to go through. Say thank you to yourself and to those people who have been around through the negative and positive growth. Thankful for everyone around me, those who are able to tolerate me and those who get what I am trying to overcome. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for just holding on with me.