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Well that was a bit crazy...
Well that was a bit crazy... Well it's been eventful to say the least. Yesterday, my folks were coming home from working at a local food pantry they normally go to when they came in and yelled for me to 911. Seems of the neighbor's houses down from us, their garbage can caught fire, it spread upwards and started to melt their vinyl siding along side their house and started to spread. So I ed 911, and while that was happening, my dad rushed over and pounded on their door for them to get out of the house and tell them their house was on fire. Luckily it wasn't a huge fire at first, and they were able to get the fire under control with some buckets of water and turn on a hose outside and keep the fire contained to side of the house on the outside. By then, the fire department showed up in less than 5 minutes, and continued to spray down the side of the house to make sure nothing else was smoldering. While the damage was fairly bad, it was kept to the outside walls of the house, and it didn't get far. Today the insurance company was over there and they had already had out a contractor to them work on their house. Also we worked on a bag of cookies and goodies for their . Needless to say, my neighbors were thrilled and they were happy that the were not homeless for Christmas. It's a ary thing, because according to statistics, it takes only 17 minutes for a house to fully catch fire to where it can fully engulf a house and spread. And had we not reacted so quickly, things would have been much worse. So needless to say, yesterday and today has been eventful. People say things like, oh my life is a mess and things can't get much worse. But I couldn't imagine being homeless or losing my home. To me, I think it's God's way of saying to count your blessings. We have it good here in the US. Large homes, electricity, running water, heating in the winter and air conditioning in the summer, a wardrobe of clothes to wear...we take a lot of this for granted. But there are people without a home. No running water, no electricity, no heat or air conditioning, and have just the clothes on their backs, if at that. We don't take for granted that we are very lucky and that we have these things. And that, in an instant, it can all be taken away from us in a fire. Sure things can be worse. But it just reminds us that we must be grateful for the things we have now and that we need to count our blessings for what we have now. That we are alive, and that most importantly, we can make our lives better through hard work if given the opportunity to do so. Right now, I'm unemployed. Yes it sucks. And yes, I would love to get back to work as soon as possible. But I am alive and I am lucky to be living with my family and that if I keep at it, things will be better. Sure things are not where I want them to be, and yes, things can always be worse. But if you don't stop to count your blessings for what you have now, and try to stay positive, you miss what is most important...and that is YOU ARE ALIVE. Celebrate your blessings people, and take the time to think about what you have now, not be focused in negativity about what you are missing. Thanks as always for reading. God bless. |
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Some people choose to live off-grid. Difficult life , that can be, but they are truly free.
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Folks absolutely need to look around them and be thankful what what they have- love, family,friends and not possessions. Yes most of us are all grateful for warmth food shelter but do not stop to recognize that in a wink we could have on a different pair of shoes, or none at all. Spirit should be felt and shown all year. I have been where you are now and never for one minute did I feel sorrow for myself- congratulations for your outlook and for this beautiful post (Virtual Symposium Group) use Virtual Symposium Group
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And take some time to relax and enjoy the holidays people!
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