Thanksgiving has come and gone, and so has the abundant amount of Instagram and Facebook posts stating what everyone in your friends list is thankful for. Don't get me wrong, I posted one, too, but I realized something after scrolling through my newsfeed for the next few days. It seems as if we, as a society, only give thanks when we are supposed to, and forget that the only difference between between any regular day and Thanksgiving is that it has a title.

One post on social media does not exempt you from the rest of the year. Thanksgiving went by and the next day the "I'm thankful for..." posts turned into, "here's what's wrong and here is what we need to do differently..." posts.

Time, and time again, we sit there and count the things wrong with ourselves and the world, and we never stop to count our blessings. Everything in your life happens for the very reason that it is just supposed to happen that way. People are mean, hearts get broken, and sometimes it feels like the world is going to end, but when everything is said and done, there is a reason why everything played out the way it did. We need to be thankful that we were given one more day of heartbreak because for some out there, that day that you thought couldn't get any worse is their version of the best one yet.

Count your blessings daily. Count the smile from the stranger while you were in line at the grocery store, count the test that you thought you were going to fail, but didn't, count the fact that you are here to see another day, even if it isn't the best one you've had. We aren't going to get anywhere in this world if we fill it with negativity, and posting about your hatred for someone, or something, is not going to change it.

I'm not saying that we should hide our true feelings, but what I am saying is that it seems to be a trend for us to post about how thankful we are, and then the next day we continue to take those exact things, and those exact people for granted. Be thankful on Thanksgiving, yes -- but also be thankful today, be thankful tomorrow, and be thankful for the good and the bad that comes with every passing day.