A Little Inconvenience

I found myself a little put out when I turned on the water, and nothing came out of the faucet.  I felt the frustration coming up then remembered a water main across the street had been leaking for a few days.  I popped outside and sure enough, the crew was doing the repair.  I almost allowed a minor inconvenience work me up into a tither for no good reason. 

There are opportunities for a little inconvenience in each day.  A train delays your travel, someone does not answer the telephone when you call, or there is a line at the grocery store.  They are annoyances but are ever so minor in the grand scheme of life. In fact, the three examples above happened to me. A train delays me, but I am still fortunate to have a truck.  Someone does not answer a call, but I at least have a cell phone that I can use to try the call later.  There is a line at the grocery store but at least I have money to buy food. Yes, I find myself getting bitchy at minor annoyances, but I know enough now to relate them to the big picture and see they are nothing more than a little inconvenience.  Even a little inconvenience can be a gentle reminder about perspective and being thankful for the things in life.