There are so many reminders this time of year to be grateful.

Traveling home a couple of weeks ago on a cold delayed flight I was catching myself focusing on the 10%s. I was at the end of a long traveling schedule and feeling a little weary. We arrived in freezing cold Regina to late luggage and a half an hour wait for a taxi.  Though I was chanting 90% 90% in my head, I was feeling sorry for myself as I stood one of the last people in the airport waiting for a ride.

I could see the taxi driver smiling as he pulled up to the airport. He jumped out and carefully loaded my suitcases in his car.  His energy was infectious.  We exchanged the usual pleasantries. I wasn't really in the mood for talking ( very unlike me - just ask my husband!) but I wanted to know more about this happy man on this dark cold night.

He told me how he had just moved to Canada with his wife and their four children.  He went on and on about how lucky he was to have found this job and how lucky we are to live in Canada. He told me funny stories of his children seeing snow for the first time.  They had rented an apartment and he raved about how lucky we are to have homes of our own.  He told me his parents would join them next year. When I asked if he would need to rend a house instead of the apartment for extra room, he seemed shocked at the idea. He said with sincerity "oh no, we have plenty of room for everyone". 

As we pulled up to our middle class house he sat back and said, "Wow, you live in a palace - you are a lucky woman".   I gave him an extra big tip and crept into my sleeping house.

I quietly sat on the bench at the front door and took a minute to Focus on my 90%s.  I have a job that I love. I get to travel; some people have never been on an airplane.  I live in a safe beautiful city, however cold, to raise our children in.  Our house, though it is older and needs some work, it is a house, even a palace to some.  My health, after my HINI scare- something I will never take for granted again.  A healthy sleeping family to come home to.

It is easy to slip sometimes and focus on the 10%s, what we don't have, what we wish we had and start to feel sorry for ourselves. It is wonderful how God always puts someone in my path during those times to remind me of what is really important and how grateful I should be.

What are you grateful for during this special time of year?  Stop and take a deep breath right now and reflect on your 90%s. Maybe make a list on your desk to look at to remind you.

Merry Christmas to you and yours.

Many blessings.

Darci

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