As I was driving home tonight from class I realized how full my life is. I don’t mean full as in busy. Although I am. I mean full as in satisfying. It isn’t all as I wish it would be but that doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy what I do have.
It was just one of those moments where i was perfectly content and satisfied. I need to relish those moments more often to store up the feeling so i can draw from it in those moments where life isn’t so hunky dory.
But in that one moment life was good.
I have good roommates. We’re all so amazingly different and yet that gives each of us something so amazing to add to each other’s life. They are fabulous. We strive to cultivate a healthy, happy home that gives us each a refuge from life. Our home is one where visitors are welcomed and we respect one another’s space. It’s nice. I don’t think any of us thought we’d still be single at this point in our lives but I’m grateful to be sharing this season with them. We don’t see each other all the time but I like knowing they are there.
I work with fantastic people. My job is crazy. The place I work teeters on the brink of chaos with near constant reorgs and semi-annual layoffs, but the people are phenomenal. I love my boss. He’s brilliant, caring and genuinely wants me to have a job that I love. I have a great group of co-workers and we’re all surviving together.
I live in an amazing part of the country where there is always something going on. Incredible museums, festivals, an abundance of day trips, great architecture and we are incumbered by weather. I can load up the car and get to the beach, desert or mountains in a day.
I am single and get to spend my time as I choose. I can sleep in late. I can take off when I want to. My time and money are mine to spend and give as I see fit or as God leads for me to do.
Life is good, when I stop to think about it in these terms.
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