As a young adult, you are so caught up in your day to day life that you really forget all that you have around you. It's so easy for people to look around and see the things that other have and that they don't have and really forget all that they actually do have. It's tough to sometimes feel like what you have is enough in a world that's constantly telling us that we need to always not only have more, but to also want more.

We're so ingrained these days to always want to move towards the next thing. We're taught to keep pushing and keep working until you get to all of these goals and to the next step. Although having that ambition and motivation to want to keep moving forward is an amazing quality and a good thing to have, it's always confused with needing a tangible item or with stuff that you don't really need. How many times in your life did someone say "next thing I really want it so just be happier". It doesn't happen often because most people look at happiness as getting that next promotion or getting a new item to show off or whatever the thing may be. These things are so often confused with happiness that we forget to really appreciate what we have and to be thankful for all that we've been given and better yet, have earned, so far.

It's easy to be thankful for the big things, like those tangible items and larger moments that help you feel fuller, but don't forget to be thankful for those little things. It might be that you have the opportunity to call your parents every day, or that you have a true best friend that you know will always have your back. It might be that you're able to wake up and take your dog for a walk in the morning or that you have a job that you really like showing up to. It can be as simple as you being able to appreciate your first sip of coffee in the morning. All of those little things really add up and they're the things that are most often taken for granted and forgotten when thinking about what you're thankful for.

Don't forget to look around at the people in your life that you love, the things you get to do, the little day to day things, and really appreciate them. It's so easily forgotten that you can simply get out of bed in the morning and stretch and are given another day to like this crazy thing called life. It's so easily taken for granted and although most people don't have the mindset to be thankful for all of these little things, it definitely doesn't hurt to every now and then remind yourself that you're really lucky to have these things. It's okay to feel lucky for the little things. Don't forget that.