Being a bit in a complaining mood lately, I was thinking last night while falling asleep that I need to be more thankful. Thankfully, I began to “count my blessings” while I tried to fall asleep and it worked (although not for the sake of falling asleep).
I think I needed to learn this lesson in thankfulness; namely, that being thankful is the best cure for feeling down about anything that may be going on. Yesterday in church the pastor said something at the end of the sermon about Solomon: he was the richest man in the world, who had everything. But he never drove a car, never used a microwave, never had continual running water, never had a flushing toilet, never flew on an airplane, never used anything digital, and never had a cold-storage refridgerator!
I thought of that quite a bit, realizing that I have a steady, salary job, a warm place to dwell, all my clothes are pretty new, I have very hot running water, and I have a car that is paid for and runs very well. Not to mention the things I don’t need that I enjoy: home theater system, satellite radio, cellular phone with GPS and Internet, a 3CCD digital video camera, and (most importantly) my trusty iBook (hey, face it, I could be using a Gateway!).
So I have a pretty good life after all…I just needed to be reminded.
