recently...

i've been reminded a lot lately of just how lucky and blessed i am. 

my recent trip to vietnam and thailand showed, in very stark contrast, just how differently i live from a lot {if not most} of the world. right after getting home i celebrated thanksgiving, and just this past week, there have been a few other things that have reminded me of the same.

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i think i too often get caught up in the things that i still want and hope for but don't have. not that it's bad to want and hope for things, they're good things i want, but i forget the things i do have. instead of being grateful that i don't want for anything, i often want more. 

i am grateful for my life...i have everything that i need, and way

more. i have a good job, a fantastic, loving, and incredibly supportive family, amazing friends, a comfortable and warm home, a car, the gospel, i do all the fun things i want to do, i have the means to travel and play and see the world, i'm strong and healthy, and so many more. i think about how much i have and i'm humbled.

i'm grateful for the chance to have my life put into perspective, and to help when i can, those who have less than me. i'm going to try and show more gratitude in my life. i know i'm not always the best at it, but i'm going to try harder. 

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so this will be my goal for this christmas {and life in general}...to show more graditude. to my family, my friends, to god, and keep a clearer perspective on life.