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What I'm Thankful For This Thanksgiving

Thank you.

Kristin Kehr
Dec 01, 2016
Elon, North Carolina
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What I'm Thankful For This Thanksgiving
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Every Thanksgiving I try to think about what I'm thankful for. 2016 has been a whirlwind of a year and this year I'm extremely grateful for a couple of things which have helped me find who I am.

1. Struggles

I'm thankful for struggles. Without struggles I would never have found my strength.
I would never have found my true friends. I would have never found my standards or morals. I would have never found who I am. There wouldn't be good without the bad and I'm thankful for all of my struggles for teaching me that.

2. Friends
I am thankful for my true friends. I am thankful for the ones who are there for me through the good and the bad. The ups and the downs. The ones I can call in a heart beat for support and a reason to keep holding on. I'm so lucky to be able to have people like that.

3. Elon
I am thankful for my college. For the challenging courses that make me stay up late studying every night. For the courses that test my strength. And for the professors that teach me to work harder because they believe that I can.

4. Kappa Delta
I'm thankful for my sorority, Kappa Delta. For giving me a reason to stay at my dream school. For showing me what a true friend is and what a loyal friend is. For giving me endless support through the ups and the downs.

5. Family

I'm so very grateful to have a family that believes in me and supports me for everything I do. A family that works hard to see me live the best life that I can. A family that only wants the best for me. A family that loves me endlessly.

Most of all I'm thankful for everyone who has believed in me.

I'm so very thankful.

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