Grass

Tonight I was trying to catch up on the mountain catalogs that have been coming daily to our mailbox and found them filled with many wonderful, colorful items that I will never buy. I will admit to having purchased gifts before from catalogs (maybe the reason for our mountain of them) and especially being up at 3am at work, on the computer, with Christmas and birthdays fast approaching it seems like a good idea. Especially since my number of days off are getting harder and harder to find.

Normally, I don't like to purchase items out of catalogs; I like to go to the store, browse (pick up and touch and see in person) and find just the right gift for just the right person. And oftentimes I find that things in catalogs are just useless things that clutter up our homes (and I don't like to see the total skyrocket because of shipping at the last minute), but there are many things I see and enjoy for the moment that they pass my vision as I turn the page.

Tonight I saw a t-shirt (that I would never purchase for anyone) but I really liked the saying on it and it got me thinking...

If the grass is greener on the other side

WATER YOUR GRASS.

I know it probably isn't meant to be thought provoking or anything other than a "funny" little saying, but it certainly got me thinking.

How often do we complain (myself included) about what others have, how someones friendships/marriage/life is more ideal than ours? How often do we put up a front so that others don't see that we are not perfect, that we have stresses in our lives and that we are flawed? I know that I do it often because it is easier in the moment to say that I am fine, instead of telling someone my troubles and worries.

Fortunately I have a husband who is a great listener, wonderful friends and a family that I can always lean on when I need to. Hopefully I am someone that my friends and family lean on when times are tough and that you all know that I am here for you, big things or small. I think that if we all took a few extra moments to look at what we do have and stop coveting what we perceive others have, then we might just see that our grass is actually a beautiful shade of green.