Have you ever wanted what you can't have? Maybe it is a car, or a house or an outfit in a store window? Maybe a particular job promotion or even a relationship with someone? I have, first to admit it, and it is a hard place to live.
Aside from wanting what you can't have, it is also hard to see others get what you want. I know my husband has a really hard time accepting that some people have the new 2010 Camaro and he doesn't. My daughter really thinks that she needs...well, she is five (almost!) and she thinks she needs everything, so she is not really a good example. I see clothes in the stores, or accessories for the home and begin to envision them in my newly painted abode, only to check the price tag and realize I could feed our little family for two months for the cost of a comforter set, so I walk on. This happened to me the other day and a woman came right behind me and picked up the trillion dollar comforter. I felt a little stab in my heart! I wanted it but couldn't afford it and she just walked up, grabbed it and was off to the check out!
Even worse than wanting what you can't have or seeing others get what you want, in my world at least, is watching someone foolishly throw away what you so desperately would have if it came into your world. It's like walking through an antique store or riding past a yard sale and seeing a magnificent piece of furniture, neglected and overlooked for many years, just needing a bit of love and care, priced really low or worse, set out for the trash man to pick up on his next round.
I woke up this morning, far too early, and this thought was on my mind. I have a treasure or two in my life that I have lost and can't really hope to get back, and the thought that whomever does might not appreciate it or worse, might throw it away, well, it just makes me sad.
My thought this morning is simply this, treat those around you with love and respect and the appropriate thankfulness that they are a part of your life today. Be thankful for the gifts of your possessions and remember, that object or that person in your life that you take for granted or treat with disrespect just might be the one thing or person that could bring someone else much joy and happiness. Be thankful for what you have and treasure the gifts in your life. I know I will try extra hard to do that today!
Happy Friday, ya'll!
Living Happily in the Moment!
Bev
2 comments:
This means so much more than just what the words say!!!
Mmmm, good stuff. Dr. D is working on an antique secretary in the garage today that I snagged for $15 at a yard sale. All it needs is a good sanding, re-staining and new hardware. Beautiful and functional for a fraction of it's true value. Surrounding myself by pieces like that that we have reclaimed helps me remember that there are folks in my life like that. Good stuff.
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