Recently I've just been thinking about how grateful I am for all my blessings in life. I have a loving family who is always there to talk to me and comfort me and give me advice not only when I'm feeling down but when I'm feeling up to. How grateful am I for such a great family who I know will never leave me lonely! I have a great fiance who takes care of me. Who trusts me and relies on me and always puts 110% effort into making sure that I am happy and also that we are both living worthy of a temple marriage. I am seriously amazed by him. He gets up every morning at 5:45 to work out, shower, read scriptures, and get to work early. Then he works HARD all day long to provide for me and our future family (and we aren't even married yet!). Then he comes home and has dinner with me and spends time with me and then he goes and works out AGAIN! Man just talking about all that exhausts me ;) But seriously. How did I get so dang lucky?!
I'm also grateful for my job, for Uncle Luke and Uncle Will and Uncle Steven who help me and Daniel out more than we could ever pay back. Which makes me also grateful that I am marrying into such a wonderful, hard working, loyal family. I'm grateful that my best friend in the world is going to be my SISTER-in-law! I'm grateful for Amy and everything she does for me. For her constant effort to be here for me and make my wedding go smoothly! And I'm grateful for Hannah (and I'm so glad Hannah and Amy are living together! What the awesome. Haha) and for her constant friendship. Basically, I am just such a blessed person!
Well what has got me thinking about all of this? I don't like to write posts that are dissing on people that I actually know and I don't really like posts that aren't fun and colorful and full of pictures. Part of living a positive life is not dwelling on the negative. But what has got me thinking a lot lately is how ungrateful some people are.
I don't want to get into the specifics, but it is very interesting to me how people my age, in my generation, can be so very very... different? Is that the right word? K, I'm going to be blunt. How so many people are ungrateful and lazy. It's so frustrating for me to drive downtown and see beggers on every corner of every street. And they are young. And they are physically able. And there is a McDonald's down the street that is hiring. I'm not ignorant. I know that there are extenuating circumstances and some people are trying their hardest to get out of the positions they are in. But seriously I'm willing to bet you that the majority of people out there are just lazy and entitled. People expect to work the very minimum and get the same kind of incomes as people working their butts off!
Daniel works every day (except Sunday). And he doesn't walk into someone's home and do the bare minimum either. He looks at as many appliances as they will allow and makes sure they are running efficiently and then he tells the customer exactly what they need to keep them happy and functioning without worrying about anything breaking down on them. He doesn't walk away until the customer is happy. And some days it is so stressful. It's hard. Yes, work is hard. But the payoff is worth it. Not just financially, but the self satisfaction that comes with hard work and determination and knowing you're accomplishing something worthwhile every day.
I just hope that instead of dwelling on the negatives and settling for less than I am worth, I can remember to always work hard and be a reliable person. Like Daniel is. Just some food for thought I suppose. I haven't posted recently and this has been on my mind for a while. Feedback is always welcome. :)
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