gratitude.

happy thanksgiving everyone!

for the past two years, i havent done a thanksgiving post since it was always the weekend before finals... but i've got a day off from school today so here it goes!

i am thankful for all people i have in life. family, friends, teachers, classmates, coaches, teammates... i know we dont always get along, but at the same time, i know i couldn't have gotten to where i am now without all of you.

the countless times my friends have saved me from my everlasting negativity, the numerous hours spent brooding over the things that can completely change my life, the excruciating hours of pain and enduring them with me, all the days we spent gossiping about random people, are the reason i can wake up each morning and drag myself to school. they are the ones who saved me after sophomore year, and i am forever in debt to them for that.

i am also thankful for the countless opportunities i am blessed with, for my parents who always try to give me a chance at anything, for my teachers who have been supportive of my dicey decisions, and for those whos been there for me in my time of need.

i am not perfect, i don't live a perfect life, and i certainly don't have a perfect future ahead of me. i do wish there were some things i could undo or do differently, but if that meant i had to give up what i have now, i wouldn't change a thing. if all the pain, rejection, denial, sadness and the rest of the negative emotions is what took me to where i am now, i have no regret as to how i lived my life up till now.

so. please know that i am always always always thankful for the things you do for me, no matter how small it is. i wouldn't be me if not for the people and the environment in which i currently live, and i am 100% thankful for all the people in my life who helped me get to where i am now.