Perspective...

Sitting out under the sky today, I thought I saw God in all the beauty around me as I looked up and took it all in. I thought of all the things I was grateful for - my health, my family, the puppies, beautiful music, my friends, past and present, Trisha's happiness in baja, people who care for homeless animals, the love I've known in my life, my memories of dear Prudence, all my blessings which are easy to take for granted at times. All things I am grateful for as I think of the misfortune of all the people in the world who are suffering - New Orleans, home of my brother-in-law, the gulf coast victims of Katrina, all the innocent around the world who have little to be grateful for. When I think of the people whose lives are shattered, whether they are in Biloxi or Baghdad or Africa, I realize how petty my own problems really are...