Be thankful and grateful

November is the month for giving thanks to all that we have and hold dear in our lives. It should be special and full of honor for everyone. It calls upon us to pause and remember all the trials, tribulations, and sacrifices of everything we have faced and our ancestors have faced in the past. Seriously are you grateful enough or are you just grateful to stuff yourself full of holiday foods and treats, or grateful to go black friday shopping/holiday shopping and spend tons of money on things that you and your family do not need? Do you stop and say "I am thankful for everything I hold dear in my heart and my life and grateful for everything that I DO have", or do you grumble about how much weight you will gain from stuffing yourself full, or about how you do not feel like being bothered with family, or how you are so stressed about holiday shopping and spending tons of money that you will only grumble and complain about later?

Did you wake up this morning? Well be thankful that you are alive for another day and are able to try to fix whatever may be broken from the days before, b/c some people never get that chance again.

Did you smile or laugh at least once today? Well be thankful that you had just one mere moment of laughter and joy, b/c some people do not even have that at all.

Did you or will you have something to eat today? Well be thankful and grateful that you actually have something to eat, b/c some people are starving right now.

Give thanks and be grateful for everything that you do have and stop focusing on things that you want and things that you do not have. Learn how to distinguish between what you want and what you actually need.