I roll my car window down, and I let the wind whip through my brown waves of hair and through my skinny fingers

I smile, realizing how precious life is 

Life truly is precious 

Yes, I know that sometimes that it's hard to believe

 But it's true 

I am thankful for an abundance of things in my life

I am thankful for peacefulness and for joy 

I am thankful for loving friends and family 

I am thankful for the way the sunrise streaks the clouds with an bright orange hue in thr morning 

I am thankful for the way the sun creates a simmering orange path on the ocean when it sets  

I am thankful for music always giving me a reason to smile and to dance 

I am thankful for the way my band friends make me laugh

I am thankful for peaceful Sunday mornings when I can dissolve myself into the pages of a beautiful book I'm reading 

I am thankful for all of the beauty in my life

I am thankful for all of the pain because without the pain we wouldn't appreciate the beauty in life

I am thankful for the sun's rays beaming down on me in the summer

I am thankful for the way snowflakes in the winter sprinkle diwn my brown hair

I am thankful for the magical joy of life

As I roll down my car window, I let the wind whip through my hair and through my skinny fingers and feel incredibly thankful for all the wonders that life brings me