Thanksgiving

It's that time of year where suddenly people are expressing their gratitude all over Facebook ("One thing I'm thankful for every day until Thanksgiving!!") and various social media outlets. Don't get me wrong, I'm not strictly opposed to the idea. I think it's great when people are verbal about the things that they're thankful for, especially when we so often forget to tell the people in our lives how much they mean to us. But I have to admit, at times it gets a bit generic and boring and insincere when I scroll through my newsfeed and see that every person that day happens to be SO thankful for their amazing friendfamilymembersignificantother who is just so wonderful and means so much to them and they just couldn't live without them, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.

I think it made me realize that I don't want it to be that way. I want my friends and loved ones to know ANY time of the year how much I appreciate having them in my life. I don't want them to go one day without knowing that I care about them all SO MUCH and that I wouldn't want to do life without them. I want my family to know every time we see each other that I love them and cherish them, and that I always will.

So I'm starting a Thanksgiving resolution. This year, I will make sure my friends and family know how much I love them, and how blessed I am to know them. I will continue to do so throughout the year. I will not wait for Thanksgiving time to make sure they know that I'm brimming with gratitude. I will make this a part of my regular, day-to-day life! Every day will Thanksgiving... a day to give thanks.

And also, in the next few weeks I'll probably post a list of all the things I'm thankful for aside from my family and friends (things like my bunny slippers and dark chocolate). Because I just like lists.