TODAY I AM TRUELY THANKFUL

THIS PAST WEEKEND I HAVE BEEN REALLY STRESSED. WORK HAS BEEN SLIM AND I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO THINK OF HOW I WAS GOING TO MAKE ENDS MEET. IT IS HARD FOR ME TO ASK FOR HELP SOMETIMES BECAUSE I WANT MY FAMILY TO KNOW THAT I CAN DO IT ON MY OWN. I HAVE PUT ALOT OF PRESSURE ON THEM IN THE PAST. I HAVE DONE THINGS THAT WERE ALTOGETHER HARMFUL FOR THEM AND ME. BUT TODAY I AM THANKFUL BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IT IS NOT THE END OF THE WORLD AND I WILL GET THROUGH IT AND LIFE WILL GO ON. I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I HAVE A WONDERFUL FAMILY AND FRIENDS THAT CARE AND I THANK GOD FOR THEM EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR. I WENT TO MY MOM AND DADS THIS WEEKEND AND SPENT SOMETIME WITH THEM. I EVEN COOKED THEM DINNER AND JUST BEING WITH THEM MADE ME FEEL THAT EVERYTHING WAS GOING TO BE OK AND THINGS WILL WORK THEMSELVES OUT. I SEE ALL THE NEWS THESE DAYS AND THINK TO MYSELF THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT DO NOT HAVE WHAT I HAVE AND THAT IS UNFORTUNATE. FOR MANY YEARS I TOOK THINGS FOR GRANTED AND THOUGHT ONLY OF MYSELF. TODAY IT BRINGS ME GREAT JOY IN KNOWING THAT LIFE IS WORTH MORE BY LETTING GO AND LETTING MY HIGHER POWER TAKE OVER WHO EVER THAT MAY BE. TODAY I AM THANKFUL FOR ALL THOSE AROUND ME WHO CARE AND LOVE ME FOR WHO I AM. I AM NOT ALONE. AND FOR THAT I AM TRUELY THANKFUL.