On the way back, I asked her if she would drive me through Tuscaloosa so I could see the April 27 tornado damange. Yes, I called T-town home for four and a half years, but had yet to see the horrible distruction. I am sure what I saw was nothing close to what it looked like right after, but it still was HORRIBLE. I mean HORRIBLE. It was amazing to me how many houses and buildings were taken down.
Looking around at the town made me feel so grateful. Many times I feel I take things for granted. I know that sometimes it is not intentional that I do so, but some things I have never lived without. Therefore I don't always appreiciate them. Such as, having a roof over my head. Not everyone does. At any second, this could be taken away from me. I need to be thankful every day.
“When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.”
– Gilbert Keith Chesterton
A few things I am grateful for:
My wonderful friends
A loving family
God
My dog Truffles
My apartment
The opportunity for an education
A car
A computer
My life
I realize that there are many things I have that are not necessities and for that I am grateful.
Not everyone has a computer that they can sit down and type a blog post on. Or the internet to read this blog post. :)
Even when times get hard, remember to be grateful of the GOOD things happening in your life.
What are you grateful for?
K
