Let's focus on the good

I had a terrible night last night. I came home from Rana's surprise birthday dinner and I cried to my mom for just over an hour straight.
Instead of getting into why I was so upset, I'm going to focus on the good things in my life because I believe they out-shine the bad things.

1. I have an amazing family.
I am so unbelievably lucky to have the family I do. They're loving, supportive, caring and just really good people in general. We have a good time together and are able to laugh at each other and tease each other.
My dad always listens to me. He let's me finish before ever saying 'no'. He always brings me things to school while he's out working, like if I forgot my homework or work uniform. He trusts me to do the right thing and even though I tell him his old man jokes just are not funny, I love them because he thinks they're funny.
My mom specifically is amazing. She always listens to me when I'm complaining and tries to give me the best advice. She's my favourite shopping companion and always tells me when pants make my butt look big. Saturday I woke up at 7am crying because my cramps were so painful and uncomfortable and she woke up and laid with me until I fell back asleep. My friends had hurt my feelings so she took me out shopping to my favourite store, Winners. And just tonight she took my down to the Detroit River so I could take pictures for my Media Arts project. It was below freezing outside and she stood with me by the water. Check out this one shot:

2. I have the coolest cats that ever walked the face of the earth.
They're hilarious and keep me entertained. They get along! They're each others best friends and that alone just makes me happy. They're so friendly too. Nugget is insane and selfish but is the weirdest thing ever and is very bold. Boo is the cutest cat I've ever seen - even cuter than some kittens. And he's so sweet and let's me tease him but still always comes back to me. When I woke up crying on Saturday, Boo came on my bed and laid next to me. I rolled over and he got up and moved to the side I rolled on - then, I swear on my life, he put his paw on my arm and started like, petting my arm. He always comes and lays near me and purrs whenever he thinks I'm upset, it's the sweetest thing.

3. I am privileged.
I come from a middle-class family who provides me with good food, water, shelter and my own bedroom. I get gifts for almost every holiday (they're not giving into the whole 'let's buy gifts for flag day' thing) and the country I live in is liked by every other country.
In environment class, we watched a few videos about suffering countries, such as Darfur. It was difficult to watch because you feel so terrible for those poor little children. They were just born into suffering, disease, and poverty.

4. My health
I'm sure I've mentioned this before, but I'm deathly afraid of needles and deathly is an awful word to describe my fear because needles can help saves lives? Whatever.
I just wouldn't be able to handle having any sort of medical problems. I'm SO grateful I'm in good health.

"Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn`t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn`t learn a little, at least we didn`t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn`t die; so, let us all be thankful." -Buddha