The turmoil in our lives can wreak havoc on our emotions, physical well being, and general perspective on life. I try to take the little hardships I have in my life and put them in perspective with what's going on around me.
For example, I didn't sleep well at all last night. My whole body ached, my sinuses were a mess, and all I could do was toss and turn. I drug myself out of bed this morning, stood in the shower for awhile, took some medicine, and felt like my joints where going to fall apart. About that time I really wanted to start throwing myself a pity party. Why must I get sick now? It's a three day weekend, I should be having fun, or at least trying to conquer Mount Laundry which always magically appears on my couch on the weekends.
And then I decided to get over it. My joints might ache right now, but some ibuprofen has helped minimize the pain and it will all be over in a few days. My pain is temporary unlike the pain some of my remarkable friends with rheumatoid arthritis or multiple sclerosis live with pain every day. So I pray for them and suck it up.
This whole week threw me for a loop when it came to making new arrangements for daycare, having a new "normal" at work, and juggling everything else that always seems to happen (kid pooping in the bath tub, bloody noses, over tired kids). But my life is good. My kids are healthy, and I am truly blessed to have family and friends support. I know many families who don't talk to each other much less support one another.
And the days when my kids are driving me nuts and I feel like my hubby could pitch in just a little more, I have remember how lucky I am to have such an amazing hubby. He works hard, and he does pitch in more than I give him credit for (I really wouldn't want to haul the dirty diapers and smelly trash, but he does it all the time). I also have to remember there are millions of single moms and dads out there who do this by themselves day in and day out.
Granted there are times when life just plain sucks and really not much else can go wrong, but those are the times when we pick each other up, hug, pray, and do the little things for each other. We must always remember, that for the most part life is good.
