Small Victories

My wife and I weren't sure if our rent check was going to clear the bank. At the moment, we are living on a really tight budget, so this was a real concern to us. However, I remembered that I had done some work for which I had not yet been paid. So, long story short, I was able to pick up a check from the folks who owed me the money and get the check into the bank just in time for our rent check to clear. A small victory, to be sure. But at least I am going to get through this day in one piece.

After Marilyn confirmed that the rent check went through okay today, she called me to let me know. Then she said with a somewhat worried tone, " I just don't know how we are going to get thru the rest of the week till payday."

I responded, "Sweetie we avoided disaster today. Be happy that we did. Let's deal with tomorrow when it comes."

I figured out, a long time ago, that our lives are seldom about the big victories in our lives. We live from day to day and sometimes it is a struggle just to do that. Our lives are mostly about the small victories we win each day that enable us to keep going yet one more day. We won todays battle. For now, I am perfectly okay with that.