So, I have been really down in the dumps lately. You know, a rut as they call it. I'm not out yet but I realized something today when I was leaving Target. It was nothing that I didn't already know, but yet, was one of those moments where God re-reminds you. I went to do some Christmas shopping and grab a few household items that we needed ourselves. I paid the cashier and two of the items I had bought were cat food and a big jug of apple cider, in which I told the guy at the register that he didn't have to bag. As I was walking out, I remembered I had parked out front in a spot that you can't take carts. So I asked a girl who worked there who happened to be right up front if I could put the cat food in a bag to make it easier to carry with the other bags and the big jug. So she helped me get it into a bag and then took my cart for me because my hands were so full. I said "Oh, Thank You" and she replied so sweetly "No problem sweetheart, have wonderful day". And that right there, made my day.
I know everyone has their bad days, but why can't everyone be so kind most of the time? Kindness is contagious people, why can't we see that? It made me think of the lady that works at the 7-11 that is on my way to work. I used to stop there all of the time but now I do just once in a blue moon when there is no other option for coffee and no matter what day and no matter how early it is, she is SO nice. I hear her say the kindest things to people and to me when I check out, that it just makes you want to pay it forward, give it right back to her. What goes around comes around, I strongly believe that in whatever context you want to take it for and even though I know 7-11 probably isn't her dream job, she makes it the best of what it is and she is going to get the best back someday, I know it.
So, the moral of my rambling story is that I am counting my blessings tonight. My life may not be perfect and I may want what I cannot have but I have SO MUCH to be grateful for and my #1 is family and I am also blessed with the rare blessing of having the closest, tightes knot of friends one could ask for. When people tell me how rare it is to have a group like we do, I do not take it for granted and KNOW exactly what they are seeing. I couldn't imagine looking from the outside in, I wouldn't believe it either.
Take a look around, and no matter how easy or how hard it may be, count your blessings tonight with me. We are so Lucky.
