Thank you!

I'm beginning to realize more and more that as we go through life, we tend to appreciate the blessings we have less and less. We take for granted the simple things we have in life each and every day. I never really took the time to thank the people in my life just for being there and helping me through whatver problems I had encountered. But not until recently have I discovered just how lucky I am; which really makes me feel guilty. Sure I have worries, everybody does. But I now realize how important it is to just pay as close attention to even the slightest worries the people in our lives may have, because we never truly know when those worries may turn into an even bigger obstacle than anybody could have ever imagined. I truly believe that without at least one true friend, life is nearly impossible. And it may take an unexpected turn just to see how valuable those friends may be; and how others are simply a waste of our time. I don't mean to sound really harsh or judgemental, but I can honestly say that finding the good in people seems to be getting harder and harder for me. And that's really shocking, even for myself to hear, because I'd hate to become one of those mistrusting people who really just wants to isolate themself from any further contact until they miraculously discover some sort of way to turn back time so that they can try to save anybody in need of help.

I just really wish we didnt have to deal with such an ungrateful, abusive world. We constantly put others down and make our own minor problems seem like the most important setbacks that the world has ever seen. Just today, I was walking down the hallway and it seemed like every single side conversation involved somebody complaining about the smallest of problems.

"my parents grounded me"

"i have so much homework"

"my favorite store went out of business"

"i had an 'argument' with my boyfriend"

"i hate the way my hair looks today"

"i got a cut slip"

....yeah, I think you get the point.

And you know what pisses me off even more? I can't honestly say that I'm not one of those people. Just this weekend I was complaining because I had a shitload of homework to finish up in such a small amount of time. What's wrong with our country's way of thinking these days?

Seriously, I just wishhhh that I could somehow show everyone just how important it is to count our blessings. Because before we know it, our lives can change in the blink of an eye, and we may very well lose sight of just how important it is to thank our family and friends for what they do.

So thank you mom, for always understanding where i come from. thank you for listening to my problems and for telling me you love me, even if we are fighting with each other.

Thank you dad, for accepting my faults and always telling me how much i mean to you.

Thank you Chelsea for sticking by my side since the good old Saint Mary's days.

Thank you Denise for showing me that im not the only crazy, nature-loving person on our street.

And thank you Katie, for showing me that friendship truly is one of the best gifts that we can ever give another person. I love you!