Every morning, I wake up with a grateful heart.
I am grateful to simply be alive.
I am grateful that I get to experience another day and every single moment that day brings.
I’ve had less time than most people here, because I was sick for a lot of my life, but I hope you know that with the time I have been given, I have tried to make every second count.
Life isn’t always how we expect it. It can be beautiful at times and awful at other times.
You move on from the past, embrace and accept the present and be excited for what the future holds.
Gratefulness comes with tragedy and pain.
The pain reminds you of the beauty.
And the beauty, reminds you of the pain.
And even in all the pain, I was grateful to be here.
In the time I have been what you would call healthy, I feel like I have accomplished quite a bit.
But I am not done.
I don’t know what the future holds, it could be beautiful or awful.
But what I know is I will cherish every single second of every single minute of every single day I get to be here, be healthy, and simply, live.
And I hope you know, I’ve never taken this chance for granted and I don’t plan to ever take it for granted.
Sometimes, all you need to do is stop.
Open your eyes.
And realize, you are the luckiest person in the world to simply, be alive.
We forget this sometimes.
I am reminding you.
And, not everyone can wake up and feel this, so be grateful if you can.
