With the end of a crazy election cycle and Thanksgiving approaching, we should all reflect on small moments that make us smile and give thanks.
People play a huge part in our lives. Good or bad, people enrich our experience and often teach us things about ourselves.
Let’s be thankful for the little things people do to make us smile.
Brittany Ly, 19, economics major and treasurer of De Anza College’s Circle K club, said she is “extremely thankful for the random voicemails that my loved ones leave me throughout the day.”   
Cinny Yang, 27, a hospitality management major, certainly has friends who care for her. Yang said she was thankful “when my coworker brought me breakfast. When my friend dropped off some seasonal fruit to my work. When a friend called me to check up how I was doing.”
Victoria Tse, 19, major undecided, said, “Right now, I’m thankful to my friend that gave me a pocket hand warmer because she saw that I was sick and somewhat cold.”
Small things count in life in larger ways than we expect it to.
You can be thankful for those little life boosters too.
Chung Yeoh, an engineering major, said he is thankful for “a light breeze when it rains so I can feel it against my face. Good wake me up.”
Janelle Monroy, 20, an industrial design major and president of the Social Internship club, said she is thankful for her USB drive, something a lot of students can relate to.
Chris Su, 20, an art history major, said he is thankful for “the random moments of watching the sunset while running to my late class.”
Sarah Wong, 19, echoes the sentiment of many drivers stuck in traffic. Wong said she is thankful for “having music to listen to because it makes my drive home a lot less lonely!”
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