Happy thanksgiving!!!

It's hard to believe that November is almost over. Nothing lasts. Everything just flies by and if were lucky, we might be able to catch a glimpse of something special every once in a while. Whenever this holiday comes around, I think we often think about the feast that is at hand, and the gorged feeling we will be embracing soon. There is alot of good food, no doubt. But it is no secret that the holiday is really about being thankful for what we have and the life we have been given. It seems odd to me that we need one day a year to set aside for being thankful. The rest of the year, we hustle around trying to improve ourselves in the eyes of coporate America. I think sometimes it is also easy to lose sight of being thankful. We focus on the things we don't have or the ways our lives could be better rather than on what we do have. I think I relate to the latter. As an artist who takes comfort in his friends and his pen, I often still end up feeling very lonely and it is usually in these times where I can't see anything clearly and I feel like, "What's the point"? Yet, there are so many examples of beautiful moments in my life, how could I not be thankful? I was talking with Jordan the other day and one of the things that came up was learning through life. We both felt the same way in that whatever experience we had in our past, whether it be jobs, girls, friends, family, it all happened for a reason and helped to shape us into what we are today. There are alot of things I wish I could change about my life ,both in the past and present, but I guess the point is that God is in control and each failure or mistake or success that takes place in my life is only a learning experience to help me grow. So, if nothing else, I guess we should be thankful for that. That it isn't all chance and that we can see reason and purpose in even the most ugly of situations. So this year, I hope you all are doing well, but most importantly, I hope you all can be thankful for the gift of life and every experience that comes with it. Make it your passion to love those around you as they are and be thankful for where you are today. And when your heart is lonely, hold on tight to every inch of hope that you have that grace will come to set you free. After all, in the end, all we have is hope. And in the words of Daniel Johnston, "Don't give up until true love finds you in the end". Happy Thanksgiving everybody!!