Whenever things get crazy in my life, I’m just thankful I’m not dealing with the stress of being on The Real World or the Road Rules Challenge. I supposed in hindsight, going on those shows was fun…or something. It’s just not healthy to live like everything you say and do will be criticized by millions. I can’t imagine what it’s like to be the president.

I am thankful that I can go to sleep at night. In college, I was always up late studying and working on projects. I averaged five hours of sleep a night, and it was miserable. So every time I set my alarm clock for eight, it’s a beautiful day.

I’m thankful that my car works. Through most of my childhood, our family van was always broken. No vacation was complete without a day spent on the side of the Interstate. I feel so confident and proud when I hop in my car and trek 300 miles across the desert to the beach.

You never know what other people are thankful for. My uncle has chromes disease,; and he told me that any day that he is not in pain is the best day of his life. Soldier come back from war, and suddenly being stuck in traffic isn’t that bad. For some people, it’s a thrill that their hand works again, so using a pencil or throwing a baseball is a thrill.

Candyce and I pray each night, and we’ve made sure to share things that we are thankful for. At first we were thankful things in our life, then we started to be thankful for random things. Candyce is always thankful for her eyesight. I thought this was a little goofy at first, but if you think about how your life would change if you went blind, you quickly become grateful.