Usually most people take for granted everything that they should be thankful for, and so do I. But now I try to think of all the things that I can be thankful for that I usually don’t notice because I have access to them all the time. I’m thankful for fall, with itss bright leaves and colors, and the cold but still warm weather that most everyone complains about. I’m thankful for my family, even though they can be obnoxious sometimes, as all families are to each other. They’re always there for me, and each other when anyone is having a tough time or a bad day. I’m thankful for chocolate chip cookies, and warm fuzzy blankets, and sitting down doing nothing but thinking, with some orange juice in my hand. I’m thankful for my wonderful room, which reflects my personality, and the freedom to design it any way I want. I’m thankful for my doggies, my two best friends, which always lend a listening ear when I need to talk. They mean the world to me, and I couldn’t imagine my life without them. I’m thankful for malls to shop in, and restaurants to eat in, and cars to drive in. I’m thankful for hardwood floors, and cozy chimneys with fires in them, for cheese pizza with no pepperoni and old movies from the ‘50’s. I’m thankful for my giant soft rug, decorating magazines, and peppermint milkshakes from Chick-Fil-A that they only have at Christmastime. I’m thankful for the holidays, with candy cane wrapping paper and Christmas trees, and giant Santas at the mall with fake beards. And I’m thankful for fluffy pillows and colored pencils and reruns of Leave it to Beaver. But most of all I’m thankful to be alive, and for the ability to enjoy all these things with people I love. This is what I’m thankful for. To me, it’s the little things in life that count, even if we often forget about them in our hectic daily lives. So pause and take a moment to reflect on the things that really mean a lot to you, even if it’s something as basic as being alive.
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