This past weekend was our Thanksgiving and to be truly honest I wasn't heartfelt thankful for what I have. I am so blessed with what I have in my life and my beautiful children last week were driving me batty. Crying all the time, misbehaving, not listening...myself feeling like a failure because those girls will not behave for me. I knew I wasn't very grateful too and I actually had to sit and realize how lucky I am.
Then today I saw a girl at the gym. A very tiny girl...whom I recognized. Whom is actually in her late 20's and a mom...as well as a widow. Her husband sadly passed away this year from cancer at the young age of 33 (my current age) and she is around 28 or so. I was surprised to see her. I know her to say hi but that is it. I thought to myself, my God I don't think I'd be able to get out of bed to come here. But she did, she smiled, she sweat and she left. Seeing her made me realize that I am soo blessed with what I have and how easily it can be gone.
So yes even when my children are driving me batty, my house is a disaster, I didn't get enough sleep, enough exercise, enough runs, enough husband time, enough friend time. IT really is enough for me and I am lucky for it...because you never know what the other person standing next to you in the gym, in the bank, in the grocery store, in your workplace has going on in their life.
I need to embrace my life and be thankful for how I live today.
2 comments:
Well said!! There's nothing like someone else's difficult reality to put everything in our OWN lives into perspective.
Don't feel bad about resenting your kids behavior. I know I'm blessed to have 2 healthy children but I can still complain when they drive me batty with their behavior!!! We're still human after all!
Awesome Sarah...life can seem so hard sometimes but you are right in that there is always someone going through something much more difficult then I .
Thanks for the reality check.
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