Grateful for What I Have

It is easy to think of things that I would like. To have more "this" or more "that" or some "this" or some "that." I am finally beginnng to realize that I am the only one who can make more or some of anything possible, and only to a certain degree. The man upstairs really makes it all possible. But, all of the wishing and hoping doesn't make it happen. The wishing and hoping are part of what makes the "doing" happen. Without the wishing and hoping, the working wouldn't happen, but without the working, nothing happens. I don't need to work or try harder, I need to be more focused and see the bigger picture in all aspects of my life and how those pictures all make up the big picture.