This afternoon, a co-worker offered to take me to lunch since I had stayed late to complete a project with her. We walked to a local deli and were chatting about weight gain as we ate our giant ‘healthy’ sandwiches. I glanced at the TV hanging on the wall as she went to refill her soda while photos of Haiti popped on the screen. Police were spraying huge crowds with pepper spray because riots had broken out over food rationing.
I looked down at my doughy fresh sandwich and immediately felt guilty.
I forget that sometimes, weight gain is a blessing.
The first of the month is around the corner. I can hear the collective groan. Bills are due. Stress is high.
Be thankful for what you have. There are those who would trade you in an instant.
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Posted: January 30th, 2010 at 9:03 am
Thanks for the reminder. SO true.
Posted: January 30th, 2010 at 9:33 am
One of the great things the Times does is raise money each winter for low-income New Yorkers. The best part is the daily article about families that benefit. Every day in winter you get to read about a family struggling to make it – it really puts your own troubles in perspective, plus makes you want to dig deep and give!
All the articles:
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/newyorkandregion/neediestcases/index.html
Today’s is wonderful: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/30/nyregion/30neediest.html
Posted: January 30th, 2010 at 5:36 pm
Amen!
Posted: January 30th, 2010 at 7:03 pm
It’s too true… We complain when there’s nothing in the fridge to eat and in reality there’s more in there than most people eat in a month!!
We’re blessed and don’t always realize it, sadly.
Posted: January 31st, 2010 at 4:39 am
Excellent post and painfully true.
Posted: February 3rd, 2010 at 8:31 pm
You’re so right. We really don’t have anything to complain about. When things get tough for us, we can think of Haiti, and realize that our problems are quite small compared to theirs. Thanks for the thoughtful post.