As I drive home from happy hour with a couple friends I really have some perspective. As we're sitting there talking about family, kids and other random things, I realize how lucky I am. While a lady is talking about how she is embroiled in a messy divorce and visitation issues, I think about how I get to go home to my husband and kids all in one place. As my friend tells me about her friend who might have cancer, I remember the clean bill of health my husband and I just received from our yearly physicals. As I listen to a couple of them talk about how hard it is to be single right now, I am reminded of all the love that surrounds me.
Isn't that really all it takes to gain a little appreciation in our lives...Hearing about the problems of others. Things can seem so overwhelming until someone you know or someone you hear about, has it so much worse. It's so easy to dwell on our own problems and be selfish about things, but whatever you are dealing with, I can promise there is someone out there dealing with more!
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