Thanksgiving Gratitude

Traditionally we celebrate Thanksgiving with turkey, too much food, and ‘giving thanks’ for things that make our life a little bit better. I’ve had a lot of things happen in my personal life that make it hard to be grateful for everything that I have sometimes. 

But I don’t let that stop me. As someone who is constantly preaching kindness and acceptance, I try to find one thing every day that I’m grateful for or I’m excited about. I truly believe it’s the little things in life that make living more enjoyable.

For me the little things are visiting friends, not being allergic to what I'm eating, and coffee (of course). While I’m not perfect at this, or always the most chipper, I try to think about these things emphatically and experience them in optimistic ways. 

Gratitude is such a healing tool — it can pave the way for positive feelings that you didn’t know you had. When you live in gratitude, your life can change for the better. This week, we’re on Issue 6 of The Corsair, which is the second to last for this semester. 

There’s a certain amount of sadness that comes with the second to last issue, but also a lot of gratitude. The semester has been bumpy, and a little bit rough at times, but I can honestly say that my team and I have grown together in the best possible way. 

I am so thankful for the beings that make up The Corsair and all the hard work that they’ve put in these last few months. While every semester of The Corsair staff is special, I really think ours was something else. We all come from different backgrounds, different parts of Los Angeles and still, we’re all here together, working as a team. 

The backbone of what we accomplish is the cooperation between every single individual on the team. Each member of The Corsair is aware of this and we try to practice it to the best of our abilities everyday to produce creative content for these issues. 

While nothing is perfect, we’re pretty good at staying professional and talking things out. The Corsair is like one big family — sometimes great, sometimes not. But we are still here for one another, regardless. 

Winter is coming and The Corsair will be dark for a few months then, but I’m looking at all of it with a grateful eye. The experiences this year are unmatched and taught me more than I can even begin to say. How to work with people, how to hold yourself accountable, how to remain humble and, most importantly, how to be okay with critiques and more voices than your own. 

Being an Editor in Chief (as I’ve learned) requires a lot of humility and willingness to learn and put your ego aside. Thanksgiving rolled around fast this year and it’s already almost the end of the semester, and still I am focusing on gratitude. Happy Thanksgiving everyone and thank you for being a part of this semester with me.