After recent experiences I have started to look at each day a little differently. Death has recently caused a big stir in my life and has made me question why I don’t embrace each day with a better attitude and mind set. A lot of the time I wake up and hate the idea of getting out of bed and going to class. But I do it anyways, not always with the greatest intentions of actually being there, but I go. After losing someone, I started to look at each new day differently. I thought about how she probably never thought that morning that she wouldn’t make it to tomorrow, or that it was the last time she would get to see her family.

Thinking about things like that, have made me think that I should start being more thankful for each day God gives me, and the people who he surrounds me with. Every day is a new one, but you woke up, hopefully you’re healthy, and you can continue to go on. Right now for most of us we don’t think about how today could be our last, but I want you to start thinking about it…

Once you have, pray to God saying that you are thankful for the work he does in your life and will hopefully continue to do in your life. Think about how you get to see your family another day, or sit through a boring class yet again. Sometimes things like these might be a burden to you in the moment, but I want you to consider that maybe it isn’t a burden and that you are thankful for the place God has put you in.

Going through things like these aren’t easy, and thinking about life this way also isn’t easy but I think it can really change one’s mind on how they live daily. It truly makes you thankful for the people that surround you each day, that you have food on your plate, and that you woke up this morning. Embrace some of the bad things that happen each day, because sometimes those bad things are what can cause so many better things. So don’t give up, because God has a special plan for you and he wants to see it through.

But if you take one thing away from this, take this; God gave you a plan, so live today as if there isn’t a tomorrow in your plan and be thankful for whatever comes your way. No matter how hard.