Hey guys,
Just been doing some thinking these past few weeks as I continue to battle some sort of parasite or something I picked up in Malawi. At times I feel fustrated that this thing refuses to leave my body and continues to cause me grief but then I realize (again!) that this is the sort of thing that the people in under-developed countries deal with day in and day out. I at least have had the option and opportunity to go to the doctors to get tests done. Once the results are in, I can be treated. My friends in Malawi do not have this choice. I continually forget just how fortunate I and my family are. It's funny how quickly we forget to count our small blessings. Like lines at Doctors office, grocery stores, even traffic lights as I sit in my nice mini-van. There are so many people that would love to have the money to stand in a line in a grocery store or at a Doctor's office. How do we begin to change the way we think, the way we are? To see the small pleasures in life and not stress over the little things? I guess it's a day by day relearning, rethinking process. I'm trying..................
