OM: I'm a Giver but it's fun to be a Getter

So I have been home with way too much time on my hands... thinking... keeping animals apart to avoid a "cat"astrophe... har de har... recovering from my surgery (which by the way is coming along nicely). Anyways, my One Moment this week came when manfriend brought up the mail yesterday. He came in a dumped off multiple cards/packages for me and said "Happy Birthday" (of course it's not my birthday). Listen, any mail that isn't a bill is welcomed in my book.

So to give you a little background, I am usually the one who sends gifts and makes it her business to be on top of birthday cards. I sometimes beat myself up if I wasn't thoughtful enough and manfriend is constantly telling me that people aren't usually as conscientious as me, that I shouldn't get so upset. On the same subject, I will often get my panties in a bunch when people aren't thoughtful of others, aren't thoughtful of me. So that's part of my life.

Anyways, do you know how touched to the core I was that people were thinking of me? Just this week, my mom sent me a new pair of Dansko clogs, my friend Nathalie sent me a book on taking my hobby to the next level, my Aunt Nancy sent me a get well card, Alicia brought me some new earrings... and there is more but you get the idea.

What I am trying to say with all of this is that even when you don't think people are thinking of you, they actually are. They might not always send a gift or a card but you are in their thoughts, which is pretty important (in my book). So don't worry about it. I'm trying not to.

 

OM is a weekly meet up that promotes living in the moment. Whether funny, sad, ridiculous, or banal, actively looking for and sharing these moments will promote balance in our lives.