So, I've been reading Francis Chan's novel, Crazy Love. It's a great book in the sense that it really challenges you to think about your own life. In one of the chapters, he discusses how more than half of the entire world's population live on less than $2 a day. Two dollars! I think my Dunkin Donuts coffee this morning cost me more than that. Even crazier, if you make more than $4,000 a year, you make 100 times more than the average person on the planet. That is nuts.
I understand how easy it is to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of your day to day life. And heck, even I end up obsessing over the tiniest minute problems. But the fact of the matter is...we don't have it all that bad. Yeah, sometimes you might be dealt a rough deal in life, and the odds might be stacked against you, but I encourage you to put it in perspective. I am a strong believer that life is what you make it. If you aren't happy with your circumstances, then do something about it! Even if its small. I think by far one of my biggest pet peeves is someone who throws a pity party for themselves, won't take any input or help from others, and then chooses to complain about their circumstances.
In my opinion, not only are you doing a disservice to yourself, but you are being selfish. I don't say this to rant, but hopefully to motivate and put our petty issues in perspective. And by all means, should you find me throwing myself a one-person pity party, feel free to call me out on it. Remind me of how truly blessed I am, not in what I'm missing, but in what I have.
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