Thanks...

I find myself always avoiding writing in my blog.  The truth is that sometimes my posts are shallow and are about chapstick or something of that nature.  But every now and then I have the urge to write when I start realizing how truly sad life can be at times.  I avoid writing about it because I'd rather not depress anyone.
Make no mistake, I am so thankful for everything I have in my life.  I have my ups and downs.  But on a daily basis awful things are happening in the world.  From the one side of the spectrum you have wars, diseases and famine.  But on the other side, you have the small negative things happening to each individual person, like drug addicted parents, or the inability to support their own children.

They're not kidding when they say everyone has their own share of problems.  They really do! I have met many people in my life, and they each were fighting their own battles. Some more successfully than others I might add.  Arguably, good things happen in the world as well.  Not to get all Forrest Gump on you, but I believe that life is like a rollercoaster rather than a box of chocolates.  You have the bad moments (which are the inclines to the top) and then you have the exhilarating wonderful moments (the rush of the way down).
I can't help but be so grateful that the bad things in my life are not as bad as others.  Somewhere out there, there are people conquering much bigger obstacles than my own.  Rather than write about something shallow today, I wanted to take a moment to be grateful...