How To: Be Thankful

When beautiful people come into your life you can sometimes become so comfortable and captivated by their perfection that you forget to be thankful for their presence. Comfort can be both our saving grace and our ticket to a roller coaster from hell. Unfortunately, some of us just ride the wave until we are stranded in the middle of ocean -- alone. Allowing this to happen is the tragedy of creating connections that you are not willing to nourish and sustain. Recently, I have been associated with this tragedy...but I was not the one riding the wave. I was standing at the shore, watching them drift away. Now here they are trying to paddle back to my shores, begging for a lifesaver. It feels like it has been a thousand years. A thousand years that I have loved you. A thousand more of me waiting to see you drift back into my horizons. But you need to take time to realize that I can no longer be a casualty of this civil war that you are fighting with yourself. While I value your presence, you don't even realize mine. You don't see me. I am not going to be the tragedy, I will be the celebration -- the survivor. While I should be angry with you, I want to say thank you. Thank you for showing me that the connections I create will not only be a benefit to me, but also cherished by the other. Creating happiness is a give and take affair. We are meant to go back and forth in our projections of love. We are meant to have an abundant surplus that is just there for our constant consumption. A never-ending happiness. That's what relationships are all about, whether they be with family, friends, lovers...its all the same. So by definition, I give everyone in my realm of consciousness the same treatment. If you are in my receptive field you will receive a stimulus from my love that will send your action potential haywire. I do this because everyone needs to know that their presence, even the little things, are seen and appreciated.

Since we are on the topic of being thankful...I do want to publicly thank some friends that made yesterday, and this morning a success. If you are in college, its that time of the quarter where you feel like the devil is poking at you every second. Some people call them midterms -- I call them something a little different, definitely not mom-approved. Whatever you call them, THEY ARE HERE! This week has been the epitome of terror as I had two midterms, one yesterday in Microeconomics and another this morning in Biopsychology. And on top of that I had two Math assignments due right in the middle of the storm. Saying that I was stressed would be the understatement of the century. I was so stressed that my chest felt as if it were going to concave from the wrecking ball of life. But in the midst of all of this, I remembered some things. Even when I am at my lowest, I can still look to my garden and find happiness in it. I could find comfort in my friends. They could be my saving grace. Suddenly I sprung into action and I began by calling Bianca, knowing that she would just listen to me vent and give me some reassurance. While I don't think she knows how much that five minute phone call meant, it definitely kept me from having a panic attack. So thank you! Then, after my midterm review session I looked to Kendall, knowing that his never-ending positivity would bring me some comfort. I proceeded to have him help me study for my midterm and finish my math assignments -- he executed without fail. I can't forget to thank Kelsey for helping me as well! I quite literally sped through my textbook explaining every possible topic to these two for hours...how they managed to stay interested I don't know -- its Biopsych for God's sake! Regardless, I have so much appreciation for what they did, because without them I probably would have failed my test. BUT, the good news is I took my test this morning and I feel very confident that I did well!

Ultimately, everything that has been happening in my life has shown me that being thankful is something that we should never stop doing. We never know when people will exit our lives so we should cherish every moment we have. I could have let what my friends did for me go unnoticed, but then that wouldn't be characteristic to what my life, and be thankful is about. I could have let the negative things in my life take over my mind and send me for a downward spiral, but I looked up and out of my hole and found myself in my garden...I couldn't be more thankful for the connections I have created. All in all, I think we should always be mindful of the important people in our lives and make sure that are receiving the same love that they give to us. Stay blessed and ALWAYS be thankful!

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If you want to know how to make your own happiness garden, check out my post How To: See The Little Things. And don't forget to pick your favorite post so far and send me a message on why! And look to your right and vote on the poll! Love you guys!