Thanksgiving!!!

It's Thanksgiving!! A fantastic holiday, but a semi-forgotten holiday. We all become excited for this holiday because of the food and great deals on things the next day. But we always forget the real meaning of Thanksgiving. We get all wrapped up in the food, the great deals, and even getting ready for Christmas. (Christmas is a month away, let's take one holiday at a time!) So what is the real meaning of Thanksgiving. I know it's hard, but think really really hard. HA, did you think of it? What's that I hear? That's right! Thanksgiving is about giving thanks for what we have! O my goodness! So what kind of things are you grateful for? Take out a piece of paper or something and try to write down 50 things you're grateful for, that aren't food or something you can eat. I believe you can do it because I'm going to do it right now. :)
Things I am grateful for...
1. My family. I love you guys!
2. All the things that my family does for me. I don't know how I could survive this world without them.
3. My friends. I thank you guys for all the laughs and smiles!
4. A nice warm house. (even if it's cold some days)
5. A bed that is comfortable.
6. A school where I can learn. (even though I hate it some days)
7. Music. Through all the ups and downs and when I feel like everyone has left Music has always been there.
8. Computers. We can share so many wonderful things through them, but why don't we do it more often.
9. My phone. A wonderful device that I can use to keep in contact with people where ever they are.
10. Cars. I don't think I could have been a pioneer and walked who knows how many miles
11. Clean running water and warm water.
12. Flowers. They always can brighten someones day.
13. Phone calls or text messages that are just dang sweet.
14. Laughter. Which is truly the best medicine.
15. Smiles. They can brighten any ones dark day.
16. Clothes.
17. Shoes.
18. Books!
19. TEMPLES!! Where families can be sealed for time and ALL ETERNITY!
20. President Monson and all his counselors.
21. My church leaders and all they do.
22. Pray.
23. They scriptures
24. My Patriarchal Blessing.
25. The Holy Ghost
26. Christs' Atonement
27. Oxygen
28. Trees.
29. Animals.
30. Let's just put nature!
31. Pictures. For all the memories that they can give us.
32. Agency
33. Little kids
34. A job.
35. Quotes
36. Daylight Savings time. (couldn't resist, it's for one of my friends)
37. The Sun
38. The Moon
39. The Stars
40. Paper that we can write on, print pictures on, and so much more.
41. Printers
42. iPods, iPad
43. Kind words
44. Planes.
45. Working Toliets
46. The opportunities I am blessed with.   
47. Service
48. Hospitals.
49. EFY!!!! (I learned some of the best things there. I even met one of my really close friends there.)
50. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

I could probably go on and on and on and on. I could even got more in depth, but the bottom line is that there is so much in this world for us to be grateful for. Maybe we ought look at Thanksgiving as a time to remember all the wonderful things, and be grateful for this country. In fact we should everyday. But why get so excited for a Holiday that comes after Thanksgiving to the point that we kind of forget what Thanksgiving is really about. Let's take life slow and enjoy the little things. Lets not rush into things, lets always be thankful for all we have. We are so blessed, but we are never as thankful as we should be, and that includes me. So take like five or ten minutes out of your busy and write down at least 50 things that you are grateful for and share them. Post them on facebook, twitter, a blog. Tell them to a friend or a family member, and don't forget to tell all the people that you love, that you love them, and that you are grateful for them, and all that they do for you.