We are truly blessed & lucky
After a long day for both of us, everyone in the family sick in one way or another, we settled down to relax last night. Jim, particulary, has had some kind of medical problem or another for the past few months - quitting smoking, vasectomy & recovery, some kind of stomach bug & now this cold, cough, stuffy head that we’ve all got. And, with the cold or whatever it is, the kids are extra whiny & so are we. Makes for a really exhausting day.
Anyway, last night, after the kids went to sleep, Jim got into the shower. I was on the computer when he came upstairs & said that, while he was in the shower, he realized how absolutely amazing it is that we can get to the end of a rough day & get into a warm shower, in our heated home, with his mostly healthy wife & family upstairs. He doesn’t have to sleep in a shelter or in a tent city. He doesn’t have to worry about snipers, landmines or being caught in the crossfire. And, while in the shower, he had the luxury of wondering whether he would get a nice snack from the fridge or maybe have a beer when he was done. He doesn’t have to spend every day hoping that he’s lucky enough to find some work or some food for his family today. It’s right there, in our nice warm kitchen. The kids get a decent education at public schools. We have two cars that work pretty good & a garage to keep one of them in (even if the garage door opener’s not working).
I could go on & on about the wonderful lives that we have, in comparison to probably 90% of the world’s population. And, I want to keep that in mind all of the time, when the little things start to make me feel frustrated or mad.
We are truly blessed & lucky
(of course, I still wouldn’t mind winning the lottery 
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*THIS* is why I love reading your blog so much! (((hug)))
Comment by Woody — November 19, 2005 @ 3:54 pm