Appreciation

I remember taking my driver's test many moons ago. I remember it distinctly for a couple of reasons. Number one, I turned sixteen on a Saturday and had to wait two additional days to get my license, which was an eternity for someone who had waited sixteen years for that moment. The second thing I remember is a young lady that took her test the same day.

I took the driver's test in a 1972 Oldsmobile Delta 88. Yes, a tank of a car. She, on the other hand, took her driver's test in a brand new Corvette that her parents had given her for her sixteenth birthday. I bet, however, she didn't appreciate that Corvette anymore than I appreciated that Oldsmobile when the test was over.

Today's word is a thought I had this morning as I drove to work - "The difference between getting what you want and wanting what you get is appreciation. Appreciate the good things you've been given."

In this day and age where everybody is wanting more and more and more, I truly want to be appreciative of the little things, the many great things, that I have been given; all those things I so often take for granted. I can walk and talk and run (not as fast) and jump (not as high) and yell (even louder) and scream and holler. I can think and understand and comprehend. I can feed and clothe myself. I don't have to walk to work. I have a job that I enjoy and don't mind going to. And, I haven't even scratched the surface...I didn't talk about my wife and family, my health, and so many other things.

Yes, that young lady took her driver's test in a new Corvette. Yes, I took mine in a 1972 Oldsmobile Delta 88. But, she couldn't have appreciated the blessing of taking the driver's test anymore than I.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T