gratitude

I've been thinking alot lately, well not alot, but on my way to work this morning I was thinking that I should really be more thankful. I complain alot. Now that I think about it, I complain the majority of the day, most days. I say things like, "I just want to go home", "I am so tired", "I wish I didn't have to go to work today", and other things like that and many others. The truth is, these things that I say are mainly just statements, yet they are statements that don't show that I am thankful. Honestly, I should be thankful that I got some sleep last night. I should be thankful that I have a job, especially after watching the news yesterday and there are thousands of jobless Americans just from this past month. I know that things don't always go my way and I know that the grass usually does look greener on the other side but I am going to try and be content with what I have for the time being. Truth is, God has blessed me alot, and I take that for granted. I don't know why, but for some reason I am here where I am right now, and I should be thankful that. I should be thankful that I have have another day that I am alive, healthy, and employed. I am also thankful for my family. What are you thankful for?

The Road Not Taken, by Robert Frost

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood.
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood.
And looked down one as far as I could.
To where it bent in the undergrowth,
Then too the other, as just as fair.
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really abou tthe same,
and botht that morning equally lay
in the leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence;
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

it feels like the first time...

For a long time I have felt like I don't belong anywhere. I know this sounds cliche or whatever, but I guess since I have graduated I have just felt awkward and out of place. Lately, I have been really trying to focus on myself and focus on my relationship with Christ. I don't know what I want to do with my life, or what God wants me to do with my life...so I suppose I am staying here until I figure it out. I have been working at Squire Creek Country Club for over a year now, and it has been wearing on me. I just sit there for hours upon hours and it gets very old, but I am thankful for the job and the money that comes along with this boring routine. Last Saturday I started working at Dowlings Smokehouse BBQ. I decided that the extra money would be nice and it would give me somethign to do, as well as give me something different. I really enjoy working there so far. I have only worked two days, but I like the people that I work with and I am learning new things. For the first time in a long time I feel like I am where I need to be. I know I don't want to stay in Ruston for forever, and I know that I don't want to be working two jobs for the rest of my life either. I started going to Sunday School and getting involved with the singles class at church though, and it feels good to have a sense of belonging. I guess God has helped me get a fresh start and work through things that I have needed to work through. I feel like I am in the right place, or at least doing something right, for the first time in a long time.
Keep it classy bloggers.

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