Discussions, news programs and phone calls today prompted me to consider just what is a problem?
Periodically, it is most certainly 'human' to feel as if we are besieged with problems. I know I have succumbed to that feeling. Fortunately, as a rule, my problems are of an insignificant nature when I survey the grand scheme of life. Today was no exception. I realized, once again, that the issues I was considering as problematic were simply a blip on the problem horizon.
In less than twelve hours, here are life issues for others I learned about that put my life issues in perspective:
The inability to get in and out of a car without extreme pain.
The sudden loss of a job.
The planned departure of a job and accompanying loss of income.
A growing sense of isolation from others.
The loss of both legs.
A devastating change of heart from a 'birth mother'.
Even though the above list is relatively short, its import is not lost on me. I do have much to be thankful for, elated about, and grateful for.
I hope, on this day and every day, that you can say the same thing.
Ancora imparo
