Another day of being thankful

It seems rather scary for most of the nation to use Thanksgiving as a day for a serious reflection on anyone/anything that they are thankful for. Being thankful and giving thanks shouldn’t be consolidated into one holiday.

Shouldn’t we have the capability to be thankful every single day and not wait until Nov. 24 to confess all of our thankfulness? 


1. God
2. Parents
3. Brother
4. Friends
5. Music
6. My band
7. My ability to ski
8. Random Instances
9. Starbucks
10. Facebook ...just kidding. Twitter ...uhhh. Sports

Every morning, I wake up and realize I made it another day on this Earth. I’m thankful and blessed for that. So much can happen in one day. You live and you learn. Think of all the things that happens in a typical day...it’s absurd how many people we want to talk to that make our lives more enjoyable. It’s absurd how many things we do in a day to get an education, to get be a better person, to further our career or to learn.

I’m thankful for my passion of music and how it led me to learn music on my own. Doing anything on my own is scary and fascinating at the same time. Who knew that when I quit the junior high band that seven years later that I would be playing shows with signed bands and sold out crowds? 

The man upstairs did. And quite honestly...I don’t think anyone else could’ve put money down on that. It’s obvious to me that there’s no way we’d all still be making music if we all weren’t thankful and appreciative of each other.

I have the four of the best guys I could ever think of to live out the same dream I have as a musician. I’m thankful for that.

Two of the four members in my band are related to me - which brings my to next point. I’m thankful for my family. I know what my parents have gone through to make sure I got involved in school, that I know how to read, taught me how to do things on my own, that I know how to crawl and that I know how to clean house. By house, I mean their house. Every time my parents make a meal for me, I say thanks. 

I know it’s something small, but think about it...what if your parents just decided to not make you any meals? What a miserable life that would be.

It’s absolutely amazing to see how people connect with each other to make it through this world a little bit easier. Think of how friendships are built and how your good friends genuinely care about you. They like you for who you are. Spending a little time with a friend could make a terrible day one of the best days you will ever remember. A text or a phone call could make a good day even better. It’s things like these that people use Thanksgiving to reflect on. Shouldn’t you be thankful or at least aware of it right after it happens?

I might sound like I’m a guy who’s always appreciative of everything. And for whatever reason, I know it will sound like I’m some arrogant guy who’s trying to impress his teacher for a column he has to write about being thankful. I’m not.

It’s really not hard to say thanks and actually mean it. Thanks Fitz.