So I have not written a post in several days. I promised myself that I would not force myself to write every day but when I feel that I have something to talk about. But I do right now. And this is a serious one.
I have lived in Madison, New Jersey my whole life. Madison, by its own accounts, is a rich town with rich families. The easy way you can tell this is by looking at the exuberant number of banks there are in town. Seriously, there is a bank on every street or on every corner or intersection. Madison is the New Jersey capital for banks and Italian restaurants.
But. to get to the point, it makes it a little difficult to judge what I have. I have a loving family and shelter and food and a job etc. But in Madison, a town where wealth is evident, sometime that gets hidden and you think about how much money you have, what you own and materialistic and petty things, sports teams included.
And then you see the things in places like Houston and it comes into focus for a little while.
I actually experienced a major storm. When Sandy came through a few years ago, we lost power for a couple of days. In addition to that. I usually vacation down near Point Pleasant where Sandy hit hard.
I'm complaining about sports teams and people are losing homes and swimming in infected water.
Focus, indeed
Anyway, I know I should count my blessings and be happy for what I have. But sometimes that is very hard to do in the rush of everyday life. What do you think? And how do you do it?
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