Remembering To Be Thankful For Today

I had a weird dream the other night. I dreamt that I was back working at Marsh with my friend calling me over the intercom to stop bagging and help cover one of the cashier’s breaks. For those of you who don’t know, I hated running a register after doing it for years and loved the freedom I had as a bagger to move around. For me, putting me at register was like a prison sentence.

I woke up feeling two things: confused and happy. I was confused because it seemed so real to me and yet I was happy when I realized that it was a dream.

Sometimes in the hustle-and-bustle of our everyday lives, we forget where we’ve been and how far we’ve come. For me, there are things I miss about Marsh. But when I think about it, I forget how relieved I was to get out of there.

That dream was a wake-up moment for me, not to take today for granted. It reminded me to be thankful for where God has placed me and to remind me of the chance I’ve been given. I’m thankful for the reminder…

“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.” – Epicurus