My "aha moment," thanks for coining that phrase Oprah, was this afternoon while mopping the kitchen floor. Weird right? A bottle broke and I swept it up, but figured I better wipe it up w a wet towel to make sure I got it all, then had a super clean spot on my light colored floor. :/. No good.
I get out the mop and bucket and Thieves cleaner, go ahead, ask me about awesome Young Living products-shameless plug, I admit, and started. Of course I had to sweep the entire floor up, and pick up the letter magnets and put them back on the fridge and was grumbling to myself that I wasn't planning on doing this today, with the size of this kitchen this will take forever. AND, IT HIT ME.
Lately I've had more than one conversation with our daughter about her being grateful for the many things we have and not always wanting more, more, more. This applies to clothes she wants from a certain store, or horseback riding lessons like her friends are taking, or a bigger ice cream cone than her little brother. I tell her she has beautiful things, regardless of where they are from, she takes dance and is in Daisy's and I'm sure there are girls that wish they could do those things, and some children went to bed hungry, let alone had ice cream. Yet, what kind of example am I????
I know she has heard me talk about "I wish we lived in Heritage with the fancy pools and granite countertops." Yet, here I complain about my LARGE kitchen I have to mop. The nicest kitchen I have ever had!!! In a beautiful home in a great neighborhood, in a cul-de-sac that feeds to a fantastic school, and I want more. I am sure there are millions of people, billions in the world, that would give anything for where we live. I am green with envy when my friends get new cars. I actually ask to sniff the new car smell. I have spent hours online researching and comparing SUV's and vans, but why? My van isn't cool, but, to be honest, nothing I am ogling is either!!! That ship has sailed. It is paid off, it runs fine, there is zero reason to get a new vehicle other than, I want. I know there are those that would love to be payment free, have two cars in their family, heck, have a car that is reliable.
Everyone has heard "practice what you preach," "lead by example," and "children learn from what they see,". What are they learning? Better question, what am I teaching?
I need to focus on my blessings. Not just in words, but actions.
