I am the kinda person that stresses so easily. I can easily get sucked into the every little trouble that comes my way. I have been so consumed by little things in life that really don’t mean anything. Things a lot of people would love to be going through instead of what they actually are going through. I constantly have to remind myself of the fact that my life is not a tragedy.
There have been so many things lately I have been complaining about and stressing over. Things like my job isn’t everything I want it to be, I didn’t get to go surfing today, or I had to leave my home in Idaho. Tonight I was reminded how sad and pathetic I am for complaining about those things. How many people would love to have my job because it is a job. How many people have never even seen the beach because they can’t afford to get there. How many people don’t even have a home to leave.
These things in my life are not tragedies. They are easy. They are nothing I can’t just forget about tomorrow. Tragedies are family members dying in a war over seas. Kids dying from shooters in their elementary schools. I cant imagine being a parent and getting a call saying your kid is never getting off that school bus ever again. Thank God I have never had to experience those. I am so lucky to wake up every morning and go to a job that I don’t like. Thank God I get stuck in traffic on the way to the beach. Thank God all I had to do was move from Idaho to California and live with friends. Thank God my family is all safe here in the U.S.
God reminded me today how lucky I am. How lucky I am to have lungs to breathe with. Lungs that work on their own without a machine. Legs to walk with. Eyes to watch the sunrise every morning. How have I taken these things so lightly! I am so blessed! He has reminded me that these little things are nothing to take lightly!
There are so many things I complain to God about! All these little things! I constantly forget to praise him for the little things! It’s time I start!
