Gratitude Post - February 23, 2023

I'm grateful for just colds!

Now, this gratitude in and of itself could be considered a reversed expectation.  I mean, who's grateful for getting a cold?

Well, the reason I'm grateful for just colds is that though you're sick, you're still able to get done what life requires of you.  Despite a cold, someone can still clean the house if it's gotten to the point that it can no longer be put off.  Despite a cold, someone can still prepare a meal and ensure you still are getting food in your system.  Despite a cold, someone can still go shopping for necessities.  Despite a cold, one can do just about anything.  There are very view times where someone is unable to get out of bed because of a just a cold, which is definitely something to be grateful for.

And adding to the reversed expectation inherent within just a cold, they often work as a warning sign that your immune system needs a boost.  There have been times where I've downgraded a cold, pushed my way through (really capitalized on the fact that someone with just a cold can do just about anything), and then ended up have the cold progress into something much worse.  I for one am grateful for the warning inherent in just colds that, if heeded, can and will ensure I don't get sicker.