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Today was a heavy day.
Not a bad day, a HEAVY day. A day when real-life stresses feel overwhelming and seem to physically weigh me down. A day when it seems like jobs are hard, money stinks, nothing is simple, and solutions seem far away or non-existent.
Towards the end of the day, I was making dinner and feeling relieved that the end was in sight. Maybe tomorrow wouldn’t feel so heavy. Then my phone rang: it was my husband, and he had a flat tire.
Heavy just got heavier.
He didn’t have a jack, so we waited for almost three hours for our insurance company to arrive. While waiting, a man pulled up and offered his help. I told him ‘no thanks’, because the insurance company was on their way, but he drove away and came back five minutes later with a jack to fix the tire. We had no wrench, so he drove away AGAIN, came back with a wrench, and changed the tire for us. It was obvious he’d just gotten off work and was headed home for dinner. We thanked him, and as he walked away I told him, “Something good is going to happen to you for doing this for us.”
His reply: “Something good already did happen to me. Two good things. I have a boy and a girl at home. Have a good night.”
And suddenly I felt lighter.
Because it’s true. What really matters on this earth is so simple, but we complicate it, lose sight of it, and let the heaviness set in.
Suddenly I forgot some of the hard stuff, and I remembered the sweet stuff waiting for me back home.
I’ve always noticed that after a heavy day there’s usually some sunshine ahead. My mom used to say, “Things will look better in the morning.”
Tomorrow will be lighter.
CHALLENGE: When things start to feel heavy, try to turn your mind to the best things in your life.
Submitted on 10-25-2010 at 06:19pm
I love this message! Isn’t it wonderful to be reminded that, even with all the hard, heavy stuff, we have so much to be grateful for!! Thanks for sharing!
Submitted on 10-21-2010 at 09:59pm
Yea, heavy days seem unending sometimes lately. It is good to remember to smile and help others when you see a chance. Sometimes those simple things we do for someone helps them see the light at the end of the tunnel. I’m looking for that light tonight.
Submitted on 10-21-2010 at 09:39am
Yesterday was certainly a ‘heavy day’ for me, and this morning some of it still loomed overhead… Thank you for the simple reminder of keeping it all in perspective!