Positive Thinking - Give Thanks - Reasons to Be Thankful

1. Most importantly, I am thankful for my children. They are my driving force and motivation. My happiness and strength.

2. My health and the health of my children. Especially when I see or think of those less fortunate.

3. My job, which provides great health care benefits for myself and my children and okay pay.

4. The strength my mom instilled in me. Without it, I don't think I'd have survived the cards life dealt and choices I've made leading me to where I am today.

5. My family; in particular; sisters, mom, uncle and grandpa. Uncle and Grandpa have passed on but I cherish the time spent with them and the memories.

6. Our new home. Proud single mom for past 7 years and first-time home buyer in 2008.

7. My abilities to face what life throws at me. Being able to accept the challenge, embrace the adversity and succeed in resolving it. Thanks MAMA!!

8. The beauty of earth. Autumn leaves, summer sunshine and moonlight, snow, mountains, sunsets and sunrises, four seasons, stars, eclipses, smell of fresh cut grass, trees plants and flowers, oceans ponds lakes and rivers, glaciers, animals and sea creatures, fossils, and all the beautiful people. What did I miss?

9. Music, books, and art.

10. Emotion. The ability to feel all of the positive emotions: elation, compassion, joy, surprise, love, happiness, pride, what did I miss? Could do without anger, irritability, sadness, heartbreak and other negatives, but there is no good without bad.