Story By MsBelleSugar

Christmas morning can be pretty sweet thanks to the cookies for breakfast, presents left by Santa under the tree, and bonding time with family and friends... but did you know that gratitude can be even sweeter?  Let me tell you why ...  1. Gratitude is something that you can experience every day of the year, but Christmas morning only comes around once a year. 2. You never want to return the feelings that come along with gratitude (such as warmth, happiness, peace, relieve, etc.), but you may want to return some of those presents you get under the tree!  3. While thoughts of presents at Christmas time can cause our materialistic side to come out, gratitude helps us to remember to be grateful for what we already have (and doesn't need to be wrapped with bows).  4. Christmas causes a lot of tension and stress with our loved ones as we struggle to make the day 'perfect", but gratitude improves our relationships with others because it reminds us of why we appreciate them...

  On more than one occasion I've been judged for my past -- WTF? I seriously don't get it. We've all said or done things in we're not proud of, but that's part of growing up and learning to become better people. The lessons I've learned from all my mistakes makes me who I am, and if you judge me for my past now, you don't have any place in my future.  1. YOU'RE JUDGING SOMEONE THAT DOESN'T EXIST ANYMORE.  A perfect way to explain why I won't allow you to continue to be a part of my life by judging me on my past comes from when I look at my Facebook memories. Even I'm like, "Who's that girl writing all these ridiculous statuses?" so for you to think that I'm even remotely the same as I was all those years ago is just plain wrong.  2. MY GROWTH GAME IS STRONG.  If you choose to judge me on something that I did ten years ago, you're judging a person I don't even know anymore. I've grown so much as a person it's ...