Pay it forward

We were driving out of Walmart parking lot. The man is sitting near the exit holding his sign...I don't recall the exact wording on the sign, but my sister and I both smiled. The beggar had a sense of humor about his financial state. As my sister turns the truck around, I dig through my purse, we didn't have much to give but his light attitude about his situation honestly made us rethink how fortunate we both were to at least have jobs even if we were struggling.
Too many times in life we focus so hard on our own hardships that we oversee a simple blessing like a weekly paycheck. We spend so much time in feeling sorry for ourselves, being upset this or that, did or didn't happen in our lives and blaming anything and anyone, all our energy is spent on that. Therefore none of our time ever actually goes to fixing what's wrong with us or our situation. When you allow yourself to continue on in that perpetual state of self pity or refusing to take the next step to turn things around, then you are drowning and you'll continue to sink until you can take that step to solid ground.
Once you give back, pay it forward.....you'll see that change that you've been wanting. But first you have to learn to start giving and not just taking. Its the perfect time of year to be a giver, look around for your opportunity to give back