Wealth

Today I walked out of my house and realized that I have a convertible waiting out there for my use whenever I want. Now it's not the newest car nor the most reliable - but let's count our blessings for a minute shall we? I have a house to myself, all the space I need, a job, some nice furniture, and never lack for having food in the fridge. I pay my rent and don't have problems with landlords or family members or even my friends. I have a CD collection that puts every the music library of college I've ever worked at to shame. (Someday I'm going to work at a college which has a larger CD library than I do - despite the CDs I am going to add to my collection between now and then. Someday). I have more books than I do time to read them (I play a lot of chess online). There's another thing... a computer that functions and keeps me connected to the world. A growing collection of DVD's that keep me entertained when I'm bored. For a minute there, I felt rich. It's not a material wealth either, but a cultural and general happiness. For a minute there, it was like "who cares that I owe thousands of dollars to credit cards that I won't be able to pay off completely for several months?" I have everything I need. Reasons to give thanks.