Oh, the Snow

Getting started is tough.

It is tough to examine myself every day and see where I can choose to love more.  So far, I have been looking at it as when my blood pressure is raising about something, I try to look at it in a different light.  And maybe that will work for now, but how do I really know when I should be choosing love?

Going back to the sermon, what really struck home for me was when I am feeling selfish about something, that is my chance to love someone else besides myself.  Being selfish is a characteristic I have taken under closer examination in the last year and really was the chord that struck me to have this idea in the first place.  How often do I put myself first in my daily routine?  How often can I choose to put someone else first?

I didn't think about that much today, but it will be my focus tomorrow.

A couple of things I am thankful for - my neighbors.  Seth is pretty busy and works a lot.  Last year it seemed that he was always working whenever it would snow, which in turn would mean I was the one shoveling our driveway.  Once again, it snowed and Seth was on call.  I had shoveling on my to do list for the day, but chose surfing on the internet, doing dishes, and napping as higher priorities.

I awoke from my nap to hear the sound of a shovel scraping cement and looked out the window to see one of my neighbors shoveling my sidewalk!  I got on my snow clothes (after eating a quick snack) and went outside to start my chore.  It proved to be a little tougher than I thought, and so I only shoveled the half of the driveway that I would use (selfish again?) and then took a break by taking the dogs on a walk.  After that I went to dinner at my in-laws and complained to Seth's mom about how I would have to shovel the other half of the driveway later that night.

When I got home though, I realized that the other half of my driveway had been snowblowed by my other neighbor while I was gone!  I am definitely thankful for such kind neighbors to help me out when I am in need.  Hopefully I will be able to show them the kind of love they have showed me during many a winter storm, but it probably won't be shoveling their driveways...