Yesterday, we were at our Oakland office working on this ongoing large scale initiative. I like going there--even though it's Oakland--for both the change in scenery and the plethora of different places to eat, a nice change from the three at my home location. It was our whole team, including our boss, and the consultant, who had actually been one of our managers in the early 2000s. It was productive and fun, and there were many times when we burst out laughing at things. In one of those moments, I just stopped and reflected at how fortunate I am, as I'm wont to do... I have a great job working alongside good people and that pays well. I have a rent-controlled apartment in the city I've always wanted to live in. I don't have any dreadful ailments that make life a little tougher. Sure, I'd like not to be in quite so much debt, but I've got it pretty good.
I like it when I have these flashes of realization. I've heard that if you've received your reward on Earth, you don't get it in Heaven, though I daresay I've gone through the fire on this big blue marble (see: adolescence and young adulthood and the period of child abuse and homophobic attacks). If that's the case, so be it. But I'll never not be grateful for what I have.
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