Thankful Thursday

11/24/2011
Today I'm thankful to people of color who stood up for what was right in the 1960's.
*If it weren't for these brave and courageous individuals I wouldn't be the person I am today. I wouldn't be able to date my boyfriend, well, I would I would just have to endure what he would have to endure. I would be alright with it (in my right mind of today), though I'm not sure how I would have felt then. I'm thankful that the oppressed stood up to the oppressor. This to me is what makes my country beautiful. Diversity doesn't run thick in certain parts of it but in others it does. I'm thankful for the diversity I'm blessed with. I recommend you to watch Freedom Song, it's a movie. Also with it the following hymn is now held sacred to my heart because of this movie. Who would have known 50 years later it's still so sacred.

This Little Light Of Mine Hymn

This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.
This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine, let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

Won't let Satan blow it out.
I'm gonna let it shine.
Won't let Satan blow it out.
I'm gonna let it shine, let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

Let it shine til Jesus comes.
I'm gonna let it shine.
Let it shine til Jesus comes.
I'm gonna let it shine, let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

Hide it under a bushel - NO!
I'm gonna let it shine.
Hide it under a bushel - NO!
I'm gonna let it shine, Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

Let it shine over the whole wide world,
I'm gonna let it shine.
Let it shine over the whole wide world,
I'm gonna let it shine, let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

Thankful Wednesday :)

11/23/11
I'm thankful for Pat Killian.
* Pat Killian, an off duty paramedic, saved my life four years ago. He's my true life hero. He didn't want to stop that day because he had already had a hellatious week. After he passed the scene he decided to turn around. He broke in the window to the backseat, and did things which he's been trained. He said that he tried to get a response from me but there wasn't one. He then pulled my head up from underneath the drivers seat, and my eyes were affixed, and my face was blue. He cut off my seat belt, cleared the throw-up, and got me out of the car. They estimated I didn't have air for about eight minutes. The main vein in my brain was cauterized, and I now don't get enough oxygen up to my brain. So, sometimes it takes me a little long than most to understand things, and it's the reason I don't remember a lot of stuff from my past.

Thankful Tuesday :)

11/22/11

I'm thankful for my freedom.

*Today is Tuesday the twenty-second day of November. Two days away from the big day, Thanksgiving. I've talked about many things I'm thankful for this past month and plan to continue doing so until the 1st of the year. Never forgetting the things for which I'm thankful. I love my country dearly. But, what I love her most for is her freedom. I'm beyond blessed for the opportunity to live in a country where I can say what I want, think what I want and have room to grow and prosper without doubt. All I want is to know that my children will be able to also have the freedoms of which I have. 

"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same." -Ronald Reagan. 



"We cannot expect that all nations will adopt like systems, for conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth." - John F. Kennedy 

Thankful Monday :)

11/21/2011
I'm thankful for being able to love myself through God.
*I can love myself. But through God I can love myself more, not to mention get to know him better. He's made me patient, happy, kind, and loving. Especially within the past month or so I've seen all these attributes increase substantially. I am trying to be a replica of Him, at least I think that's why I'm here. In the end it doesn't matter the car I drive, the clothes I wear, the size I am or even the color I am. It matters what's on the inside, what I do with my time on this earth. Like Mark Twain says, "Dance like nobody's watching; love like you've never been hurt. Sing like nobody's listening; live like it's heaven on earth."


Success is just being happy. And I try so many different things. I do a lot of different things. Because I think God has helped me to love myself. I know who God is, and I love God. - one of the truest quotes I have yet to come across. So thankful today for God and my journey toward loving myself.

11/18/11-11/20/11

11/18/11

I’m grateful for my great-grandma.

*My great-grandmother was such a wonderful woman that all should have known. Some key points in her talk I gave at her funeral were as follows. The noise of the trains through Midvale, she said it would make her feel so alive in the middle of the night. Another was the fact of how much she loved her dogs. “If it’s good enough for me to eat, it’s good enough for my dog to eat.” You would never leave her home hungry. She loved cookies, cakes and pastries. Whenever I think of donuts or eat donuts I think of her. She was the kindest, softest-toned woman you’d ever meet. I’m beyond blessed to have known her. This will be our third thanksgiving without her. She was the glue to our family. Too bad in reality it was just elmers-glue and not super-glue.

11/19/11

I’m grateful for sadness.

*For without it we would not have happiness.

11/20/11

I’m grateful for happiness.

*Happiness is the sole greatest emotion to feel. Happiness over-rides many emotions in my book. Happiness can cure all ills in your life so long as you let it.

11/15/11 - 11/17/11

11/15/11
I'm greatful for a fantastic job.
*A year and twelve days I've had my fantastic job of working with individuals who have disabilities. It's taught me patience. It's taught me humility. It's taught me compassion. It's taught me boundaries. It's taught me more things than not and the ladies I assist are beyond amazing.

11/16/11
I'm greatful for Social Work.
*If it weren't for this career path I wouldn't be the person I am today. I've grown far more than I ever thought possible and I'm only 20 years old. Your brain is fully developed by the age of 25 so I can only imagine where I will be in 5 more years ... better yet 4 years and two months. :)

11/17/11
I'm greatful for my colleagues.
*I have met some of the most AMAZING individuals at The University of Utah's College of Social Work. People of all walks of life are my dear friends. I would do anything for these individuals as they would do anything for me.

Thankful for my health.

11/14/11
I'm thankful for my health.
*Today is a great day to be thankful for such a powerful thing. I may not "look" physically fit compared to a common stereotype; being skinny. But, under this layer of fat I truly am a fairly healthy person. A lot of people tell me not to put myself down by calling myself fat. I'm not putting myself down, I'm facing facts. I'm working my ass off, literally, to fit into that common stereotype of being skinny. I want to know what it feels like to be under a size 12 of which the last time that happened was fifth grade. Though, after my accident in '07 that size just increased steadily from '07-'09. I decided I would take initiative and get into shape. My highest weight was 360 pounds. I got all the way down to 243, I lost 117 pounds in about 9 months of continuous gym time. Well, I've gained about 47 pounds back. (Due to a lot of circumstances, though I won't blame it on a single thing because this is life, and my weight loss is a change cycle, google change cycle and I know everyone has gone through it.) But, we're all human and our biggest goal in life is progression. I work out 5-7 days a week. I eat fairly healthy and I have even started meditation - it truly has helped me to see who I am and why I'm doing what I'm doing. Things could be a lot worse, and things happen for a reason. So, call me what you must but know that it won't phase me. :)