a time to be thankful

Im sitting here (what else is new) amonst my mess.  paper cups.  boxes.  and clothing.
I'm supposed to work tomorrow.  And im not sure how thats going to happen.
This morning was a bit better than yesterday.  and even though it didnt last, im thankful that i was at least able to have a shower.
I could sit here and number all the things that are going wrong in my life.  And really, theyre all valid points.
Just because im choosing not to focus on the issues does not mean im ignoring them.  Nor am i dismissing their severity.
 But dwelling on the situations does not solve them.  And if anything, it merely compromises my ability to  =problme solve.
Things are so incredibly difficult right now.  On top of that, i have people telling me im sick with some invisible illness.  I know im not happy.  But i find it hard to believe that my thoughts are not rational.  it leaves me questioning who the rational ones are.
I was prescribed another med today.  im not sure how i feel about it.But if my plans were to pack it all in, then i may as well give it a go.

with this all said, the US thanksgiving will soon be upon us.  despite celebrating ours nearly a month ago, (well, most people, i did NOT) we forget that we can be thankful of things all year round.  i suppose this is a continuation of that gratitude journal i spoke of.
its pretty easy.  even if youre a negative thinker by nature.
once you get going, you can simply pull out, "Im thankful for *insert something*.  however more than likely you will start off saying something more along the lines of, "such and such ALWAYS happens to me, i NEVER get a break!! "

go back to what you said.  do you really never get a break?  chances are, it just seems that way because you forget to acknowledge all the good times.  so what are you thankful for?  

if your first thought is something like, "people are ALWAYS running into me, and my car is so scratched up!"  

maybe so.  was anyone hurt?  no?  thats something to be thankful for.  

car totaled ?  no?  thats something to be thankful for.

still have your license?  yes?  something to be thankful for

now remember that doesnt mean what happened bites any less.  but the point is not to dwell on it.  

positive can come from negative.  turn a crappy situation into something positive. you may have some hesitations for awhile...

But pretty soon you will skip all the "but it always..." and "yeah but's...." and proceed right to 

skies the limit when it comes to the power of positive thinking.