i heard a guy on the radio this morning talking about modern-day Christian martyrs and he reflected on how incredibly blessed most of us are with the lives that we lead. he said, "sheesh......the closest i ever came to "carrying the cross" was eating fish sticks and mac and cheese on fridays during lent."
he is so right.
and then, later today, one of my colleagues remarked that we have such good lives (she was speaking in particular of the contrast between our lives and the lives of most of our clients - which, in general, are such a hot mess you could get a tan just talking to them).
she is so right.
and then, on the drive home, i heard a guy on the radio say that he thinks that the thing all of us should be most grateful for is the ability (the God-given ability) to be grateful. without the ability to be grateful.......well, doesn't it make you shudder just thinking about it?
he is so right.
and yet......most of us (on a daily, ordinary basis anyway) squander the gift of gratitude. we kavetch from the minute we wake up till the minute we fall asleep.....or......if we don't, we at least fail to realize that everything ......everybody.....is something/someone for which/whom we should be grateful.(do i have to be grateful for proper english? sheesh!)
or, as someone (i believe it was mother teresa) said, "it's not a problem....it's a gift."
she (or whoever said that) is so right.
(or is it whomever?)
i am so grateful for the who/whom "gift", which drives me (gratefully) crazy every time i have to figure out which one to use.
gives me a (grateful) headache.
think i'm gonna go lie (lay?) down. and be grateful for my bed.
