Think about... and thank

Think about how you woke up today and turned off that snoozing alarm, only to sleep for another five to ten minutes before finally getting out of bed. Think about how you braved to take a shower on this one cold morning and get out of shower, alive without freezing. Think about how you dressed up for school or work and hate Mondays more than any given day. Think about how you reached your school or workplace, safe and sound, ready to face the challenges of today (or not), and think again. Think hard.

Think about how you have another day - to wake up, to do your daily routines, to be in a good house and eat good food, to see your family, friends and special people in your life, to have silly and meaningless conversations, to be with the one you love and express your love for them, to realize that you always wanted to be an Astronaut or a Chemist, to talk about both happy and depressing news thrown at you by the media, to update your status in those social networking sites, to listen to your favorite music while walking or driving, to find out that you wanted more, to end your day with a perfect tea, to lie down on your soft bed and take a deep rest.

Think about how you get another opportunity, day by day. Another day to begin. Another day to start over. Another way to try things out, because yesterday might have been rough. Another time to do what you haven't done the other day, the other week, or five years before.  Another chance to make it right. Another day to move forward even if you were too scared of the present, of life. 

Think hard. Think about if you are being thankful each day. Think about if you know who to give thanks to. Think about gratitude and faith.

And, give thanks. Thank the universe. Thank your Creator. Thank the people in your life. Thank your parents. Thank your friends and significant other. Thank the person who served you coffee. Thank the driver who drops you off safely. Be thankful. Be grateful. Every. Single. Day.

Because, yesterday could have been your last. Yesterday could have killed your dreams for the future. Yesterday could have been the end of it all, but it still is not. And I think, there's no better way to live each new day but by being thankful enough, for life and all that there is in it.