Thanks....

            What is there to be grateful for, after all, everything I have I’ve worked for right? NO, there are things out of our control and once we come to accept this, we can work on those that we have influence over. (1) Personally I’m grateful for many things but mainly, and not to sound to cliché, I am grateful for my family. They have been with me through this crazy roller-coaster we all call life. They have been my foundation block. For that, I am eternally grateful. I am in bad-shape with my back problems, but I remain optimistic and know that I could be in a worse position. (2) To which I am grateful for my health. I am breathing and can manage. (3) Another reason to be thankful for is the health of those I love and care about. (4) I could be homeless, have been in the past and I am not ashamed to say it, yet I have a roof over my head and that’s something to be appreciative about. (5) I have an amazing bond with my brother and I see him as a father figure. He was there in absence of my father and has helped me not just economically but emotionally. I feel like I can talk to him with just about anything and he always has wise words of advice for me, I don’t tell him enough, but I thank god he partnered me up with him. (7) My mother has been a strong, independent woman for both of my siblings and myself and has worked hard to give us a better future. I see her as my best-friend and we can talk for hours. I tell her stories of myself and we laugh at my wittiness, yet she speaks from her heart to me without judgment. She accepts me for who I truly am and I know not everyone has a relationship like that with their mothers. I don’t think I tell her enough as well but I appreciate everything she has done for my siblings and I. (8) Believe it or not, I am grateful for our beloved English teacher. I abhorred the thought of English class. It took merely one class of hers to change my whole perspective of the subject. The way she presents it makes it fun and intriguing. (9) I am grateful for another year lived. It’s been a crazy year full of happy and sad moments but I have lived another year and not many have the ability to say that. (10) Life can seem to be aimless with no direction, so many possibilities and so many options. She is not just my girlfriend, she inspires me - since the first day I really got to know her – to work on myself, become a better partner for her, and be a better person. She is my life companion and she has given life another meaning. I see the world differently and she is the first thing I think about when I wake or before I sleep. I was going through a tough time before she came into my life, yet once she stepped in it, all the problems I thought were so great disappeared. A simple glance of her beautiful eyes, a gorgeous smile of hers and the sweetest kiss from her lips were enough to fix a broken version of myself. Last but certainly not least, I am grateful for her, Andrea Magaña.