Day 74: My health

Hi again,
For those that know me, the title may or may not seem a little odd but I am thankful for my health. I may not be the healthiest person in terms of physical problems but I also know I am not the worst off either-in fact there are many who are worse off than me. So I am thankful for the health that I have. I started reading this book called the Awake project and I haven't gotten far yet but I was reminded of how blessed I am not only for the health I do have but also for access to healthcare and everything else. It made me feel almost ashamed to be complaining of the health problems I deal with because in comparison to what these people in Africa go through, there is no comparison. People in Africa who have AIDS are suffering and in agony and they have nothing to relieve the pain nor do they have access to good healthcare and our healthcare would seem great to them I think. Even the people who don't have AIDS suffer from so much pain and nothing to relieve the pain. They go hungry because they don't have enough food to eat while over here we often waste food because we have so much of it. Not everyone here wastes food but so many do. All of this reminds me how blessed I am, not only for my health but for the food and shelter I have and the healthcare no matter how screwed up it is. I am not saying that I don't want the health care to get better because I do but I am thankful for what I do have because it could be so much worse. Yes I have back problems and other problems that prevent me from working but I have access to painkillers and I am not laying on some dirt floor dying alone in absolute agony. I think maybe we should really look at what we do have and think about what we can do for others who don't have what we do. I really don't know what I can do but there has to be something. But I am thankful for my health that I have. thanks for reading my blog and Happy New Year!