Seeing through God's glasses
Lots of people see life pessimistically. They are "the glass is half-empty" sorts. They will always look on the dark side of things, and tend to see only what is wrong or stressful in their lives. If you ask them how they are doing, they will give you a long list of complaints about their health, their stepchildren, the weather, their neighbors and how unfairly life is treating them.
Others are optimistic. They see the metaphorical glass as being "half-full." These are the sunshiney, happy-go-lucky sorts who always see the good in everything. You ask them how they are, and they will answer "Wonderful!" even if it's still raining, and the hurricane blew away their roof.
Then there are those special, intuitive people who understand that the real question is not about whether the glass is half-full or half-empty. It's not about being pessimistic or optimistic! It's really about being grateful that God has given you a glass, and it is twice as large as you need.
How do you see your glass?
Others are optimistic. They see the metaphorical glass as being "half-full." These are the sunshiney, happy-go-lucky sorts who always see the good in everything. You ask them how they are, and they will answer "Wonderful!" even if it's still raining, and the hurricane blew away their roof.
Then there are those special, intuitive people who understand that the real question is not about whether the glass is half-full or half-empty. It's not about being pessimistic or optimistic! It's really about being grateful that God has given you a glass, and it is twice as large as you need.
How do you see your glass?
I see my glass as shattered. Is there a new glass? Can I put the pieces back together again?? I pray everyday that this is the case...I do try...some days harder than others..some days not as hard as I should....some days harder than I should...
I do thank you for these words though....we can't have too many reminders to be grateful for everything that we have been given. One of these days I will be able to pick up all the pieces and when I do I will remember your words and be very thankful that I have a glass to put back together at all.
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Hang in there, El!
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In my opinion you are doing a very fine job of giving advice to those who ask or those who read your newsletter and other sections of your site.
The subject about life's satisfactory level using the glass as a gage is very encompassing. I like that!
People ask me, including our Bishop Todd Bell, from our St. Matthias Catholic Church, "What do you account for everything "ALWAYS" going GREAT for you, and you always smiling and in a good mood?"
My response is " I just don't give it a choice." In other words:
If "IT" does not happen, I make it happen, probably with the help of God. If whatever happens that does not suit me,I fix it, there again with the proper guidance from our All Mighty.
The list of negatives experiences can go on to reach the long category but anyone can do that, if they want to.
I feel like I am not being grateful enough to our all mighty God, if I don't show him that I am trying to fill that glass that He gave me.
It does not stay full all the time, but at the first sign of "Empty", I start to fill it again and just before it overfills, I help the next in line to fill his or hers.
I am 68 years old and on an uncontested effort, I can still outwork most men two or three times younger than I.
It is the practice of good attitude, good work ethic, unbridled honesty , unending perseverance, constant and detailed preparedness, uncompromised pride and some other good human asset and virtues and at that, not necessarily all inclusive, that keeps our glass not just half full or empty, but mostly full or slightly empty.
It is all or part of the above, that makes it possible for any person to keep his or her glass at a satisfactory level of fullness.
In this mighty United States of America we have help for anything that you want, esp. if all you want is a good listening ear and some advice on how to do something.
I am an independent caregiver to the elderly and the handicap. I do not work for an agency because they are very restrictive on what a caregiver can do for an elderly person in need of care, 2 or 3 or at the most 5 things you are allowed to do. I do in excess of 30 different things for my patients, as needed.
I can do plumbing, carpentry, some auto mechanics, electrical, landscaping and pest control work in a good and satisfactory manner and sometimes better than most, I never went to school for any of that.
But that is not hard , anyone who wants to have a full glass can do it and keep it full all or most of the time.
I taught 8 people how to speak Spanish and they claimed that now their glass is full.
My advice has been sought many times and just as many times I have led them to practice to "NOT GIVE IT A Choice". and their glass is full or just a tad empty.
I better stop before I do some serious boring and end up running out of characters.
My name is Alberto Hernandez and I live in Garland Texas, and I am told that I am a good person..................................
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Thank you for the encouraging words, Albert!
It's always a joy to hear from you. My God bless you, mi amigo!
~Susan
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