Be thankful for NOW

Yesterday I had a pleasant surprise
A friend sent an email and from the body of the email I didn’t see or learn anything different from all the other emails I’d been sent before
However when I scrolled to the bottom of the message, there it was!
It hit me
(Sometimes we overlook the small things because they’re only part of the main message
Actually, you can do without reading the small print most of the times)
But this time the small print stuck out and I saw it so clearly

"Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not..
Remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for!"

So often I look at my life and I see the gaps
I see what I don’t have
But this time I saw what I have
With hindsight we all can be more grateful for our lives
The relationships that we have, once were not there
The jobs we have once were only a dream or an idea that was possible
Just think about it, that promotion is now a wish because you have a job
If there was no job you would not e wishing for a promotion
That marriage?
If you didn’t have a relationship to begin with, you wouldn’t be wishing to get married to that person
That unruly child you wish would just be more mature and responsible….
You once wished for a family and healthy children
So I challenge you to take stock of your life’s wishes and see what you want to step up from
Acknowledging that you are somewhere that you need to be uplifted from is the first step to being thankful for what you have
Cherish each moment of your life as you look at what else you can get
If you don’t, you’ll miss out on life and wonder where it all went