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Yesterday I left work late....again. Things have been stressful at work these last few weeks which has left me no choice but to come in early and leave late. As I walked to my car I was kind of grumbling to myself about how I hate that I never actually get to leave at 5:00 like I'm supposed to until I stopped and was reminded of just how blessed I am just to have a job. It seems like every day I'm hearing on the news about more jobs being lost and here I am feeling frustrated because I think I'm working too much!
A I thought of all of this as I was driving home I was reminded of all the complaints that have been in my mind these last few weeks that really are so ridiculous and then I promptly had a good laugh at myself. Really, I am so blessed and have no right or reason to complain at all.
I made a mental list of all my "complaints" and with every single one of them was able to come up with a reason why things weren't as bad as they seemed after all.
I've been complaining that Steve is still a temp and hasn't got hired on as a full time employee at the company he's been working at, when the reality is that he's not only been promoted but the company is spending money investing in him. They've already paid for him to spend a week in Chicago next month for further training. Yes, he doesn't have the security of knowing he's their "permanent employee" yet, but he has had steady work since April and it's probably only a matter of time before they hire him on for real.
I've been bummed out because right now we don't have health insurance, but haven't stopped to think about how we are so blessed that had we been insured we wouldn't have had to use the insurance anyway. We're so healthy that neither one of us has had a reason to go the doctor in nearly a year.
I've been complaining because I miss my friends back home, but in reality I've been able to see at least one of my friends from St. Louis on almost a weekly basis for the past few months through either them visiting us here or us taking a trip home.
I've been complaining because it just seems like we don't make enough money to do anything we want to or save for our future, but in reality we are so blessed to be able to pay all of the bills and with the exception of our mortgage have absolutely no debt at all.
When I really sit back and think about all my "complaints" I can't help but just feel really blessed. Really, nothing in life will ever be just how I like it, but when I really stop at look at all my complaints vs. my blessings I can't help but feel so blessed and taken care of by God.
Now, the really hard part is just reminding myself to stop and think about the many blessings in my life rather then get down about the things I have no control over.
A I thought of all of this as I was driving home I was reminded of all the complaints that have been in my mind these last few weeks that really are so ridiculous and then I promptly had a good laugh at myself. Really, I am so blessed and have no right or reason to complain at all.
I made a mental list of all my "complaints" and with every single one of them was able to come up with a reason why things weren't as bad as they seemed after all.
I've been complaining that Steve is still a temp and hasn't got hired on as a full time employee at the company he's been working at, when the reality is that he's not only been promoted but the company is spending money investing in him. They've already paid for him to spend a week in Chicago next month for further training. Yes, he doesn't have the security of knowing he's their "permanent employee" yet, but he has had steady work since April and it's probably only a matter of time before they hire him on for real.
I've been bummed out because right now we don't have health insurance, but haven't stopped to think about how we are so blessed that had we been insured we wouldn't have had to use the insurance anyway. We're so healthy that neither one of us has had a reason to go the doctor in nearly a year.
I've been complaining because I miss my friends back home, but in reality I've been able to see at least one of my friends from St. Louis on almost a weekly basis for the past few months through either them visiting us here or us taking a trip home.
I've been complaining because it just seems like we don't make enough money to do anything we want to or save for our future, but in reality we are so blessed to be able to pay all of the bills and with the exception of our mortgage have absolutely no debt at all.
When I really sit back and think about all my "complaints" I can't help but just feel really blessed. Really, nothing in life will ever be just how I like it, but when I really stop at look at all my complaints vs. my blessings I can't help but feel so blessed and taken care of by God.
Now, the really hard part is just reminding myself to stop and think about the many blessings in my life rather then get down about the things I have no control over.
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Thanks! I needed some of that perspective myself today!
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