It happens every year: we go straight from Halloween to Christmas in the blink of an eye. While I am an avid lover of Christmas carols and holiday baking, there is a day that falls in-between that far too frequently is overlooked.

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays because it is a time to reflect so that we can realize that in the midst of our crazy messed up world, there are always reasons to be thankful. It is so easy to get caught up in negativity and to feel as if nothing will go our way. How can we possibly find reasons to be thankful when everyday there seems to be news of a mass shooting headlining every newspaper or another political scandal? It is hard to be positive in an era where negativity almost seems to be the norm.

I think that now more than ever we need more positivity in the world, and that starts with realizing that this life gives us so many things to be thankful for, even if they are small.

Take a look around you and you might surprise yourself, I think that we all might be able to find one extra thing to be especially thankful for this year.