Ever have one of
those days or weeks or months? You know the kind I’m talking about. A time
period when a whole bunch of little things go wrong and you feel like you can’t
catch a break. No one dies. A life altering accident doesn't occur. Nothing
like that. But still, if you had to choose between living the day over again or
a root canal, you’d consider the root canal for like, a millisecond.
That’s the kind of month this has been for me. No lie.
In an attempt to
ease my ‘woe is me’ attitude, I decided it's better to count my blessings than
it is to feel sorry for myself. Ultimately, we all deal with circumstances
beyond our control so even though I feel alone right now I know there are
others who have been through the same things or who have it a lot worse.
Sometimes it just takes hearing someone else's story, seeing a homeless person, a person with a
serious illness, people that have been afflicted by natural disaster, children
suffering abuse, hunger or all the bad things in the world to make a person
appreciate the life that they have. When I see all the things going on in
the world today, I have to praise God for all the wonderful blessings that He
has given me. Sometimes I start feeling sorry for myself because of the
struggles that I have had to face and am facing but I soon remember that I am
here, alive and healthy.
Therefore big or
small, we all need to remember to be grateful for the things that we're blessed
with. Whether it’s good health, an opportunity
to have an education, our family, our friends, the roof over our head, or
something as simple as an umbrella when it’s raining. Be grateful and thankful
for the sounds of laughter coming from the people you love in your life. When
you remind yourself what you’re blessed with (rather than what you wish you
had), you end up living a more satisfying life.
