What are you most grateful for in your life?

“I’m grateful for my positive outlook in life. I don't think I've ever felt fully depressed to be honest. I've never been through it. I obviously know how it feels to be sad, mad, pissed off at the world. etc. But it’s never been 100%. It was maybe small mixed percentages of those emotions but there was always a glimpse of happiness. I feel that I naturally have this aspect in life where I think, “Okay, I know this is bad now, but it can always change into something positive or at least something better.” It never triggers me, and I don't even understand it myself. When I was 19, I got fired from my first job. I was also endlessly wasting my money, I was getting bad grades in school and thought, “What the heck was I doing with my life?” It was always about the now. I just always wanted to have fun, not really thinking about the future. Anyway I was on my way to my new job, which wasn’t the best by the way, and was thinking how my life wasn’t going anywhere and just felt so shitty. I actually and literally cried to myself in the bus shelter but for like a second. There was one tear that fell down my face. Just one. And right after, I paused. I was like, “Oh my god. Why am I crying?” Around that time, I felt like a potato. I didn't know what I was doing with my life. But that frown unexpectedly turned into a smile. Now that I think about it, I was never sad besides that one second in my life. I was always smiling. I'm usually always smiling actually.”

“There’s just so much to look forward to in life. I want to finish school. I want to start my career. I want to travel the world. I want to move in to my own place. I just want to try new things and become more independent. Just a lot of these different milestones I want to reach and accomplish. I just can’t wait to cross that finish line and start a new race. There’s always going to be something “negative” in your life. Something blocking your path. It’s just gonna happen. But most of the time, you can change it around. Especially when you have full control. I’m just very thankful and I just love life. I’m thankful for my friends. I’m thankful for my family. I’m thankful for living in Canada. I'm even thankful for all the negative stuff that happens because without it, you wouldn’t learn from it. I should not be complaining because it can honestly be way worse. We might as well take advantage of what we have because there’s so much more out there that I have yet to witness.”