Today I’ve been wondering about the whole “glass half full/glass half empty” debate. Back when I was drinking I would have just asked “Are you going to drink that!?” Hahah!
Anyway, these days even though life is so much better I still find myself looking at the glass with a wide spectrum of emotions. Some days I feel so low that even though the glass is half full it doesn’t seem to be worth drinking. I just want to lay under the covers and think about everything else that should be in my glass…
Other days I feel as though “my cup overflows.” I look at my husband, my two beautiful children, our home, etc, etc and I realize how truly blessed I really am.
I think the problem is that the “American Cup” is “Super-sized.” We have huge expectations for our lives, for our own performance, for the number of possessions we should have, etc. Our “quality of life” expectations aren’t comparable with those of the rest of the world. We are living in a different china cabinet.
I think we all need a dose of reality as far as what the rest of the world experiences. And, with this recession, I think we are going to get a new perspective. Perhaps it will help us appreciate what we have and innovate towards a better future. At least, that’s the way the depression era glass looks half full..
CB 
