While having lunch with an old friend today, she touched on a subject that I believe could use more press.
GRATITUDE!
She was telling me about her
sister and the falling out they had. Her
sister has had many challenges both physically and emotionally. Although my friend is not in the best
financial situation, she has always been generous in every way she possibly
can. She even had her sister move in
with her, though her small apartment was cramped.
It wasn’t the health issues
her sister had. It wasn’t the constant
attention she required that caused my friend to get angry. It was simply the lack of gratitude. She wasn’t looking for grand gestures, or
even constantly being thanked. She just
wanted to feel appreciated. AND, the more
she gave, the more her sister took.
Shortly after our lunch I met
a co-worker for coffee. We talked about
many things including work, family, and our various interests. During our conversation on raising kids to be
productive, caring adults she said, “I think you should write
a blog on gratitude. There is such a
lack of appreciation for what we have.
Too many people only look at what they don’t have.”
I believe this is something
to think about. There is always someone
with more. There are always things we
want that we don’t have. And, it is
certainly true that life isn’t always fair or just.
Having said all this, I do
feel it is important to take time each day to be thankful for what we do
have. Taking a few minutes to appreciate
the small things will give us more balance.
There are so many people in this world that go to bed hungry. There are so many people in this world that
go to bed cold.
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