Life is Good

I thank God first before anything in my life, then my parents, wife and kids, family and then everyone and everything that molded me to the person I am today.

I’m thankful for the way I grew up, the stuff I didn’t have and the stuff I went through and the things I still go through, because if it wasn’t for me growing up so poor I wouldn’t appreciate the little things I have now, if it wasn’t for all the death I was surrounded by I would not appreciate life, I’m thankful for my kids and thankful that they have way more than I did growing up, that they didn’t pass a night hungry, that although they don’t have the finest things in life they have the things they need in it, I’m thankful for the people that judged me growing up and would always say I would not amount to nothing, proving them wrong was my motivation, I’m thankful for the family members that didn’t let their kids mix with me and my siblings and saw us or me as a black sheep because it pushed me to try harder to better myself to who I am today, I’m thankful for all those cops that looked and treated me like crap even when I was not doing bad, thank you, because something had to change.

I wake up in pain and go to sleep in pain sometimes but I’m thankful I wake up that morning, this morning, I’m thankful, I’m thankful for my job, I’m thankful for life and the people I’ve met over the years and the ones I continue to meet, I’m thankful for my anxiety because the days I don’t have it, it is another good day I’m thankful for.

I’m Thankful for all the great people in my life that I have been lucky to have met, whether they are family or friends from my past, present or soon to come.

I’m thankful for Prose and everyone in it, thankful for the comments and likes, I’m thankful for all those that share their poems,stories and lives, as well as allow me to share mine.

Thank you & Happy Thanksgiving, life is good.