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Be Thankful For All Of It

The good, the bad, the ugly.

Brittany Kesler

Nov 22, 2016

Clemson University

Brittany Kesler

When faced with the holidays people are more worried about getting the sale and making sure that each side of the family gets the same amount of time and no one feels left out. After getting to finally sit down and take a minute to appreciate what this holiday is about I came up with somethings I am thankful for.

I am thankful for a family of my own. From real relatives, to friends who are like family, all the way down to my dog I am thankful. These people keep me on track and never let me do anything that would bring me harm. They have my best interests at heart and would honestly never steer me wrong.

I am thankful for all the plans that fell through. Wether it was my major in college or just a night out, I am thankful that they didn't happen. Because of the way things happened I am who I am today and I have never been happier. Sometimes we forget that we wanted our lives to be certain way so badly we don't remember to look how positive our lives are in the long run.

I am thankful for those who left my life. Don't come back. When looking back I was sad that you had gone but our friendship/relationship/family connection was toxic and made me into a lesser version of myself. I never realized how great it could be to tell someone who was no good for you to never come back.

I am thankful for my opportunities. I am offered so many things in life and often I take them for granted. When I look back and see just how much I was allowed to do I am grateful not only for the chance to do it all, but for those who made it possible as well.

Lastly, I am thankful for all the bad things. Getting my heart broken multiple times, changing out of something I thought I was good at, or anything else for that matter. I am thankful for all of that because it changed my life forever. I never thought that I could meet so many new people who can change your life in an instant (bless you gamma sig). I never understood what It meant to be single and happy. I never thought that I could be happy in English as a major. All these things happened after some of the worst moments of 2016 and I am deeply indebted to those bad moments that made all the good ones that much better.

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