bumps

Only my fourth day in, and I'm already encountering bumps. Or at least one. All day, I have been thinking about what I can write about, what I am thankful for today. This is not to say that I am not thankful for anything. I am thankful for many things, but what should I mention today? The past few days, there have been recurring themes throughout each day, so I know just what to be thankful for, or what to write about. Sitting here now, I am realizing that my theme for today is just not as "happy" as I expected. In fact, it's something I'm pretty sure I have blogged about recently, too.

Today, I am thankful for the bumps, the trials, the difficult times. I am thankful for every bump, jostle, trial, and difficult time I have been through, and this is for a couple of reasons. One reason is because, just like my friends, each bump along the way has shaped my life into what it is today-a beautiful, crazy life. If not for each difficult time, I would not be the person I am today.

I am also thankful for the hard times because without them, I wouldn't be able to recognize the good times. This year isn't as peachy as last year. Don't get me wrong, in it's own way, this year has been amazing, and I anticipate that as this year continues, it will also continue to be amazing. But in many ways last year was better. But I know when I get out of this slump, or the next one, that the good times to follow will be that much better. If I didn't have tough times, I wouldn't be able to fully enjoy the good times though. So today, I'm thankful for them-the hard times, the bad times, the rough times. After all, if a caterpillar didn't have to fight to get out of its cocoon, it wouldn't make it out as a beautiful butterfly.