I confess I succumbed to envy yesterday. My friends were talking about the wonderful
things their husband do and when they get together as couples and other fun
married stuff. I felt left out. I wanted what they had!
Then I chided myself for being envious and ungrateful--because I could
have been born in the dark ages. You
know--when women didn’t have any rights, couldn’t read, labored day and night
to survive—and that was if they even survived.
1/3 if children didn’t make it past 5 years old.
I'M ALIVE!!
And not only that:
I’M LIVING!!!
I have experienced so much. I have children. My children are experiencing life and I get
to be part of their experience.
I’ve TRAVELED and seen some beautiful sights. I WENT
ON A CRUISE. I stood in a small unpopulated Island in the Caribbean as
the sun set. I’ve been to Hawaii, England, Wales, South Padre, Puerto Vallarta,
Rocky Point, Southern France, the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Black
Forest, the Rhine and its castles, Blenheim Palace, Versailles, the Verdun
Gorge, Pompeii, the sea caves on the coast of Portugal, Seville, Barcelona, Cinque
Terre, Florence, the Amalfi Coast, Venice, Iceland. And I’m only
44!!! The life expectancy for women in
the dark ages was 43.6. I’m just getting
started!
I mean come on!!! I have seen natural beauty and
architectural wonders.
Instead of comparing myself to those around me and
thinking I am missing out, I should compare the wonders and blessings I get to
experience with the dark ages. I can take a HOT SHOWER. I have clean
water and food and vaccinations and THE INTERNET. I can go to the dentist. I have access to antibiotics. I have CONTACTS and can see! I sing in
choirs and play musical instruments and read whatever I want. I have been
to operas and Broadway productions. I have access to so much knowledge--Including
the GOSPEL and all its ordinances and blessings.
I just need the right perspective. My life is FULL
beyond belief.
