The caption of this photo was "No Matter How Bad I Have It, I Still Have It Pretty D--- Good." During our recent power outage when I had no lights after dark, no air conditioning, no Internet and I had to throw away a lot of food I'd bought the day before, I tried to stay aware that things could be so much worse. The fact that I actually have lights most of the time, Internet, refrigeration, clothes to wear, shelter, access to medical care, a safe environment and clean water when so many in the world go without is something to be grateful for. That's not to say that I didn't whine a bit. I'm not a saint, but looking at this picture, I'm pretty darn grateful for what I have.
Hoping that all of you are safe and well cared for. And may we all have caring people to help us and
be caring people helping others in times of need. (I do have to say that some good came of all of this. The outage covered such a large area that I met neighbors I had never met before. We bonded over waiting for the power company to come remove the fallen trees from the lines and then to repair the lines. So that was a nice hidden bonus).
via Imgur (I believe the photo is from the website Footsteps for Africa).
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I've seen that picture before and felt the same way.
ReplyDeleteMany moons ago, Oprah had her viewers start Grateful Journals. I used to write down three (although she asked for five) things every single day in my datebook for which I felt grateful. I no longer write them down, as I now think of dozens of examples every day. You can never be too grateful!
Elaine, what a great idea! It's so easy to forget to be grateful. I like doing something that helps me get in the habit.
ReplyDeleteThat's an image that I will long remember.
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