Being grateful is one life lesson I have learned over and over. To take the time to appreciate our homes, our surroundings, feeling healthy, and having good family and friends. Sometimes life throws you a hard curveball: hardships, injuries, conflict, but what life doesn’t have its unforeseen challenges for everyone? Really, I guess that’s why we need to always remain grateful. I know for myself, it really sinks in when I am out on a mission, away from the comforts of home. Those are the moments I am the most grateful for the things I otherwise take for granted; how just being alive and breathing and getting out and adventuring helps us accomplish our dreams and goals and how it grounds us, letting us focus on the most important things.…