Okay so that title could lead you down a different thought process, but the point will be clear soon. For the last couple of days my husband and I have spent alot of time together just snuggling and watching tv on the computer. He has really gotten into The Colony (a show on the Discovery Channel). We have been discussing survival and what if scenarios for a while. He thinks it is fun, I think it scares the crude out of me as to how much thought he actually puts into this. However, I digress and if the something ever happens I will be glad that he has taken so much time and effort and thought into preparing and caring for our family.
I guess I should not be too upset over this new need for talking about what ifs. My parents did this with us alot as children. We had to know how to make a fire, how to find water, how to hunt for small game. So it is not a new subject, just one that I do not enjoy as I do not want to think about what could happen. I don't want to have to just survive.
Then it hit me, the fact that I do not just want to survive, yet I have become so complacent in my life and what I do, that is exactly what I am doing. I am just surviving and most of the time I do not do what it is that I want to do because I am worried what others will say. I must be pretty outrageous as the things that make me happy either make others feel uncomfortable because I am so honest and outspoken, or they laugh at the things that I really find joy and fun in.
Now how does this pertain to this show? Well for one thing they are talking about having to survive in a disaster zone most of the time where a virus or such has wiped out the population. Next but not least they are teamed up into a small group, this group of people becomes like a family. Then they are tested on how well they can acquire water, food, shelter, security, communication, and so forth. Basically all the creature comforts of this world are gone there and they have to live with little to no stability. Yet I can see the joy that could potentially come from this. Living like this allows for a freedom to experience each tiny good thing to come your way as a great joy. A can of tuna, the dry wood to make a fire, you caught a fish and now have fresh meat. Also with each of these there is a sense of accomplishment. You have to work for each of these things no matter how small. Even the compliment of another member could be taken as a joy.
So why is it when we have all these things(I am talking about the comforts) we take them for granted? Why do we not experience the same joy that is felt when you have nothing? I have been in that situation, where you have nothing, and yet I forget now to be grateful for what it is that I have been given. So why am I surviving everyday and allowing the little things of what others might think or say hold me back from doing the things that make me happy or bring me joy? I do not know. I have become lazy in a way that is deadly to one's soul and well being.
I am glad to say that I am working on this as I type this out. I am grateful for the knowledge that I have gained today. I am grateful to my husband and his love of me. I am grateful that I have taken the time to evaluate more and reflect more on what it is that makes me, well me and what it is that I would like to do more of. I am grateful for survival shows, conversations, and lessons. I am grateful too also know that I have the skills (however rusty) to help me get through something that could happen one day. I am grateful for the day!
So the next time you are feeling just a little down. Take stock. Are you just surviving? Then take the time to be grateful.
Gratitude = Attitude = Altitude
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