What I'm Thankful For

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I thought I'd take time to recognize things in my life that I'm thankful for. Something happened very recently that made me realize how important it is to appreciate positive aspects of life and not take them for granted, so I wanted make sure that I'm not taking anything in my life for granted.

• I'm thankful for my good health, and for the health of my family and friends
• I'm thankful that I'm surrounded by such wonderful family and friends, both at Temple and at home
• I'm thankful that I have two places (at school and my parents' house) that I love enough to call home
• I'm thankful that I am able and can afford to get a college education (this is probably what I'm most likely to take for granted- it's easy to forget how many people there are that aren't able to go to school)
• I'm thankful that I live in a country where we are able to vote for a leader
• I'm thankful that I am always well fed (no matter how much my friends and I complain about TU's dining services)