Thanksgiving

We get busy, we get worn down, we deal with daily irritations, annoyances, problems, difficulties, disasters...things.  The hamster wheel of OMG!, oh sh**, weary sighs and eye rolling.  I have to say thank you to whoever thought of naming one thing I'm thankful for every day this month and posting it on Facebook.  As I consciously thought of things to be thankful for, I realized that they were directly tied to the things that drive us nuts.  Maybe being happy is really as simple as a personal choice.  Maybe all the day-to-day stress I struggle through is being piled on by...me.  Maybe, just maybe, I am my own worst enemy.  This last ends with a nudge and a wink because I kind of already knew that.  Being thankful does require self-discipline, but anything worth having takes effort. Today I am thankful for everything in this life, because it means I'm still here and an active participant.