Thanks Be!

Thankful: adj, concious of benefit recieved. Expressed gratitude.

Oftentimes, we don't realize just how much we have to be thankful for until we come close to losing it.

Over Thanksgiving break, there were two horrible accidents due to a drunk driver. Four people were hit in downtown Rochester, and one was killed. One of the people who was hit was my friend's brother.

Currently, he's doing alright. He's staying at home with a badly broken leg and arm. Physically, he is stable. But healing will take a long time. And there are only so many types of scars that time can heal.

In light of such devastation, it is very easy for me to be thankful. We have food, shelter, love, health, kindness, and joy. So many things pass by without recognition. Our lives flee away and we barely acknowledge them. But in this stillness, I remember all that I have and all that has been given to me. Truly, I am blessed.

But the thing that I am most thankful for was the smile on my friend's face after we took her out for the day. Even in pain, there is beauty.

Be thankful for what you have, because you never know when you are going to lose it.