We often find ourselves being the most thankful around the holiday season, but we forget to keep this thankfulness in mind throughout the rest of the year. This mindset is one that should remain constant, not come and go as the seasons change and the holidays pass by. Many times we take things and individuals for granted and do not always appreciate what we have until it's too late.

As this holiday season approaches, we see our social media feeds filled with posts from one person to another about how thankful they are for each other, but these types of posts are absent during the remainder of the year. We use these holidays to remind ourselves who and what we are thankful for instead of reminding ourselves every single day how blessed we truly are to have these people and things in our lives. Rather than making grand gestures of appreciation once a year, we should cherish what we have and show our appreciation with the little things such as thanking family and friends who are always there to support us and even going a little bit out of our ways to show how much we care about those individuals that we truly cherish in life.

Let's start showing our appreciation by acknowledging the good rather than the bad. Don't wait for a holiday to show your loved ones how much you truly care about them. Every day should be about giving thanks, not just one day or season. Don't allow yourself to neglect the ones you love and the things you care about and always remember to appreciate all that you have instead of focusing on what you do not have.