Day 70 of 365 - First World Problems

Some days, or even weeks, there seems to be one small frustration after another.  You know, the relatively minor things that just build up and just make you want to crawl back under the covers or make some other kind of escape.

This week, some functions on this computer have been running very slowly, for reasons I have yet to determine.  So, many things are taking much longer than usual.  I'm having to wait, and wait, and wait for something to load, or for something to open.  I am not very patient with this and it becomes a deterrent to using the computer at all, which is sometimes not a bad thing.

My email inbox is still too full of many things that I have kept to read later.  Really, I want to get to them all, but if I don't do it soon I'll probably end up deleting a lot of them out of frustration just because it seems like it will take way too much time to get through.

This week I made an online claim to my health insurance benefits and it was selected for audit, meaning I have to send in proof of the treatment.

In the early morning, because I get up when it is still dark, I turn on the Christmas tree.  It's pretty and I enjoy the lights in the mostly dark living room.  Today, after it was on for awhile, one of the strands of lights went out;  not just one light but the whole strand.  Now I need to figure out what to do about that.

My body is causing me some grief too.  Some numbness in my left lower leg and foot, which started about 18 months ago, seems worse this week for some reason.  I've been doing various things to address this issue and am frustrated that it's not getting better.  It impacts how I walk and how I dance at my classes.  If it weren't for seeing my friends there, I might decide not to go at all.

So, all these things have me feeling a little sorry for myself for brief moments in time.  But, what I need to remember is that they are first world problems.

I have a computer and internet service to receive that email and look at any website I want to, when I want to, which most people in the world do not have.

I have extra health insurance benefits and can go for various treatments, which so many people cannot.

I live in a nice place with electricity which is consistently available to provide me light, warmth, hot water, refrigeration and cooking, which still much of the world does not have.

I have resources available to address health concerns.

I have friends to spend time with.

So now, all these minor frustrations just remind me that I have so much to be grateful for.  I am blessed!


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