Every Minute

Every minute I am ungrateful for everything I have, for everything I have been blessed with is a betrayal. Every minute I complain about not having enough money for MORE shoes or another purse is a betrayal. Every minute I am unappreciative for my 2004 car or my oversized apartment it is a betrayal. I am blessed to be born to intelligent and righteous parents. I am blessed to be born in a country where opportunities are available. I am blessed to be born right thinking and whole. I am blessed to have a caring mother, a revolutionary father, a loving sister and a dynamic niece. I am blessed to have good friends. I can no longer be consumed with what I do not have and realize I have so much. I can no longer be depressed that I live a certain way and not another because I live so well. I can no longer whine and bitch about the CD I could not buy when I have hundreds. I have hundreds of channels of TV to enjoy. I have tons of books and magazines to read and devour for their knowledge. I have indoor plumbing, heat, a fully equipped kitchen, tons of comfortable furniture and tons of clothes. The things I have are so many. I can complain no more. I can whine no more. I can only be grateful. I can only be appreciative. I can only be thankful. I can only focus on all the things the Creator has given me. To do anything else is a betrayal.