week of gratitude: having enough

Today, I’m thankful that I have enough.  I’m thankful that I have enough food to eat, enough money to pay rent, enough clothes to wear, and enough opportunities to keep myself happy and healthy.  Sometimes I feel like that’s an exception these days, as I see so many people struggling to make ends meet, or see people asking for money on the subway or on the street, or watch as people write out signs on cardboard that say things like “Hungry and Homeless. Anything Will Help.”  Every day I know that I am blessed to be able to live a comfortable life, and when I’m lamenting the fact that I can’t afford those jeans or that phone, I need to remember to take stock of what I do have — enough.  xoxo