This week has historically been a very bad week, for a lot of people. Many are feeling hopeless, angry, and scared. While there are so many sad and uninspiring things going on, there is also so much to be thankful for. Hellen Keller once said "All the world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming." As thanksgiving is nearing, I searched for a little of the "overcoming." Bellow is a list of 25 things that, I think, we should all take a minute to be thankful for.

1. Moments of uncontrollable laughter.

2. IIhan Omar was elected the first Somali- American Muslim Legislator in the house of Representatives.

3. A comfy bed, loaded with blankets and pillows galore.

4. Every Adele Song ( and just Adele in general).

5. Rainy days (consisting of Taylor Swift and New Girl).

6. There are more public libraries than McDonalds restaurants. Cheers to that.

7. Warm towels, fresh out of the dryer--perfect for sloths and humans.

8. Facebook Recipe Videos- You share them, even when you know you'll never do them.

9. California elected Attorney General Kamala Harris, as the first black woman to the US Senate in over 2 decades. #girlpower

10. Clean water (783 million people don't have access to clean running water).

11. Avocado prices are going down... which means cheaper GUACAMOLE.

12. Alicia Keys released her new album “Here” on November 4th AND John Mayer is releasing his first new song since 2014,"Love on the Weekend” November 14th.

13. Both Maine and Colorado raised their minimum wage.

14. Catherine Cortez Masto was elected the first Latina Senator.

15. The holiday Starbucks cups are back!

16. The Mindy Project releases it 100th episode, this Tuesday on Hulu.

17. Massachusetts passed a law protecting animals from intensive confinement.

18. Four songs have been released from the Hamilton Mixtape, and the whole album will be out December 2nd.

(Check out "Satisfied" covered by Sia, Miguel, and Queen Latifah- yes you read that right.)

19. There are only 12 days till Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, streams on Netflix.

20. The ozone layer is repairing itself, due to lack of aerosol cans.

21. The world average life expectancy has increased by 6 years since 1990. —xkforce

22. "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" the prequel to Harry Potter, comes out November 18th, 2016.

23. Approximately 353,000 babies are born every day.

24. Today, someone on this earth is having the best day of their life.

25. Oprah saves the day again, with her wise words.