Gratitude

I noticed something interesting today. I started writing a list in my journal of things I need to be thankful for when I'm out of the third world. It took me at least a week to think of enough things to fill up an entire page. This list included things such as clean towels, warm showers, A/C, mattresses, etc. Just today I started making a list of things I am grateful for now. The list was endless! I was surprised at how easy it was to come up with an entire page of things very quickly. I think that living here in Bangladesh has really made us more grateful in general. Small things make me smile and I look for beauty in the simplicity. Most of all I think that seeing how people have to live, with their bellies half full and their hope expired, each day makes me appreciate more that I'm an American.