Essay About Being Thankful
“Happiness isn’t about getting what you want all the time. It’s about loving what you have and being grateful for it.” Being thankful means expressing gratitude. Love what you get, don’t be greedy, and don’t complain. An important law of life that I have learned to live by is to be thankful for what you have.
Two years ago I was lucky to get many gift cards, money, and a new wallet from friends and family for Christmas. My siblings didn’t get as much so they were a little jealous and I made the mistake of bragging to them. A few days after Christmas, I went to a friend’s house for the day and my mom and my two little sisters, three and eight at the time, went grocery shopping. My dad and two brothers, six and thirteen at the time, went to a sledding activity at our church.
Around two hours of me being there my mom called. When …show more content…
My uncle was over at our house helping my parents clean up. Most of the mess was cleaned up so I went up to my room. Two of my cousins who were both younger than me were in my room. We all tried to lighten the mood and I was joking about how the burglars tried to get into my lock box in my room but all it had in it was some chapstick. My cousins also cheered me up by giving me some of their allowance money because my wallet was stolen. It made me happy and thankful that I have such a wonderful family.
My uncle and cousins left when my siblings got home from my grandparents’ house. We got ready for bed and I picked out my clothes for church the next day. My dress was hanging up and I pulled it down and tossed it on my empty, clean dresser. The next morning when I woke up, I went to put on my dress and when I picked it up my wallet fell out! I was mostly surprised and confused because I knew it wasn’t in those clothes the night before. All of my money and gift cards were in my wallet and so I returned my cousins’ money. I was ecstatic because I had my Christmas presents
Two years ago I was lucky to get many gift cards, money, and a new wallet from friends and family for Christmas. My siblings didn’t get as much so they were a little jealous and I made the mistake of bragging to them. A few days after Christmas, I went to a friend’s house for the day and my mom and my two little sisters, three and eight at the time, went grocery shopping. My dad and two brothers, six and thirteen at the time, went to a sledding activity at our church.
Around two hours of me being there my mom called. When …show more content…
My uncle was over at our house helping my parents clean up. Most of the mess was cleaned up so I went up to my room. Two of my cousins who were both younger than me were in my room. We all tried to lighten the mood and I was joking about how the burglars tried to get into my lock box in my room but all it had in it was some chapstick. My cousins also cheered me up by giving me some of their allowance money because my wallet was stolen. It made me happy and thankful that I have such a wonderful family.
My uncle and cousins left when my siblings got home from my grandparents’ house. We got ready for bed and I picked out my clothes for church the next day. My dress was hanging up and I pulled it down and tossed it on my empty, clean dresser. The next morning when I woke up, I went to put on my dress and when I picked it up my wallet fell out! I was mostly surprised and confused because I knew it wasn’t in those clothes the night before. All of my money and gift cards were in my wallet and so I returned my cousins’ money. I was ecstatic because I had my Christmas presents