So what is with all this "you need to be grateful" stuff bombarding us everywhere we turn? I had to stop today (and almost) screamed STOP THE MADNESS! Then I stopped to really ponder this "grateful" push.
I started thinking about places I have worked, and the people there. Several names and faces came to mind - I smiled and got nostalgic, then I thought of the whiners. You know, those people who always have something bad to say?! They hate their job, the boss is stupid, their peers were morons who "couldn't think their way out of a paper bag." Sound familar? Then I started to think about how I felt around them. I started to hate my job too! Then I found that if I had been around them at the end of the day my bad mood followed me home. And spilled into my personal life.
Then I started thinking about friends who were whiners about life. The ones who complain about their boyfriends, of husbands, but stay with them. The ones who bitch about how much weight they have gained, but they don't work out... they make me feel shitty too!
Naturally I found myself wondering if I was ever the whiner? YES! Eek!
I want to practice being grateful. I want to take every negative and make it a positive. What better way to do that then be grateful for what I have?
So, here goes...
I am grateful for;
my son - his humor and health
my ex-husband - he is a great guy and a terrific Dad
my parents - God bless them for everything!
my sister - finally, I really, really like her!
my brothers - even the one I don't like cause he reminds me of who I don't want to be (good, huh?)
Cats - they make me realize how much I love dogs!
the ability to work out
great legs that work
my big boobs (even though they need a "restoration")
my old boyfriend; heck, my old girlfriend (yes, one)
broken hearts (strategically placed under the old flames) - they make me realize how good love really is
blah, blah, blah - what are you grateful for?
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sounds corny, but you. You can never have too many friends and you are unique. We'll probably always be friends just because...no other reason, just because. And that's good enough for me.
ReplyDeleteI like these observations you made and you're right! We all bitch from time to time, but it's what we are MOST of the time that counts. Anne Marie, you are special, one-of-a-kind and I will always love you just for that!