Blog Post #16

Blog #16

11/24/19

There were three things we talked about in class this wednesday. They were optimism (as I talked about in my last blog post), gratitude, and kindness. In discussion we delved further into what we were grateful for. It might be cliché but I recently saw a sermon from a pastor that talked about being grateful for waking up. Ever since that day I have truly been grateful for waking up and living for another day because the only guarantee in life is right now. The other thing I was grateful for is the opportunity I have to play football at and get an education most importantly from The University of Virginia. Not a lot of people not only get the chance but are presented with the opportunity to come to such a prestigious university. My last thing that I am grateful for. that I sometimes overlook, is my family. All the sacrifices that they have given to put me in the position I am in cannot be repaid with monetary value. It is a debt that I will never cease to pay in full. It was kind of hard to think of about what I am grateful for because at times we can take for granted what we have and what others have given up for us. But this excercise puts into perspective what I have to do and also makes my life not seem so hard or bad because of the sacrafices that were made for me and the struggles that others might be going through that I am not.

DMU Timestamp: November 21, 2019 20:25