08-29-2006

It’s all relative

Saturday, our water heater broke and flooded our basement/office.

It was a crisis situation, trying to get the boxes and computer equipment out of the way so they wouldn’t be damaged.  And it was a big financial expense to have the emergency after-hours plumber and carpet repair person come in…

Of course I was feeling sorry for myself that this crisis had to happen.

Then my mom called me and told me that her best friend’s house had been robbed.  It was completely ransacked.  They turned her bed mattresses over, knocked down dressers, threw stuff all over and took all her fine jewelry and anything else valuable.

“Wow, I guess I shouldn’t be complaining about our water heater,”  I thought.  “That really puts things in perspective.”

It made me really feel empathy for her.  It made my “problem” seem insignificant.

It really put things in perspective.  Then I thought about how many people are without homes and shelter.

It made me realize that I have a lot to be thankful for. 

So instead of looking at the “bad” in the situation–the expense and the emergency.  I was thankful for my husband, our family, and our house and that we got things taken care of.

I realized how abundant we really are. 

It reminded me that it’s important to find the “good” in every situation, and to always find SOMETHING to be thankful for.

Peace,

Lisa

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