Finding my way - part 2

[Meghan]

Journaling: Tonight, over dinner, my dad told a story about someone that he helped out recently. He met a guy who’d come a long way – hundreds of miles – to take a job far from home. The guy needed to get a particular place so he could borrow some money to eat. Dad gave the guy a ride and, when the guy wasn’t there, some money so he could eat. Scam? Maybe, but dad doesn’t think so.

Being the softie that I am, I tend to want to cry at stories like this at the best of times. People who are facing hard times really get to me (my fixing nature makes me want to fix the world sometimes). Toss in an emotional day and I’m doubly in trouble.

But the story really drove something home for me. It’s not really a DB technique, but it reminded me that I really, really need to keep perspective and remember that there are far worse things than I could be dealing with right now. This is not to say that I’m not experiencing a significant problem. It’s very real, and very painful, and something that has to be dealt with. But, in the grand scheme of things, I’m still insanely lucky. I have a wonderful family and amazing friends. I’m healthy and don’t have any major medical issues. I have a place to live, food to eat, and money in the bank. I have a job and a bit of a social life.

There are people in the world who deal with far, far worse than this on a daily basis, and I think remembering that could be helpful to me.