thankful.

So here we are...another Monday morning, the one and only full school/work week in November, which I have decided (along with co-workers) that this is the longest shortest month of the school year with our lovely kiddos whom challenge us in many different ways day in day out. Thank goodness they are cute!

What are you thankful for this month? this year? Watching the news is so depressing...it makes it hard to see all the beauty in the world beyond the cute annoying holiday commercials, the beaming holiday lights (yes, I have already seen a house with christmas lights, a little early isn't it?) and pretty sparkly ornaments and/or other holiday decorations. The empty buildings left to rot, while people go nights, weeks, months without shelter because all of the homeless shelters are booked and over crowded. The people who can't pay their electricity bill and still worry about what to get their kids for christmas, yet other everyday people are lucky enough to participate in tv game shows and win thousands, millions of dollars that they don't know what to do with. The 18 year olds killing their parents and siblings, the repeat offenders still on the streets stealing and what have you. What posses people to kill? to take from other people? to think that they are better than other people?

I am so thankful for where I have been, but as each day passes, I realize how thankful I am for where I am, where I made it thus far, with the help of my parents unconditional love and support, my relationships... I am so very thankful for your support, my motivation, and the opportunity to not only have 1 job, but 4, getting myself together, getting on track, which may or may not be the "right" track in some people's eyes, but this track is so very happy. Don't we all deserve to be happy? Be thankful for what you have, more importantly who you have.