catastrophe

Remember my shoes that I bought last week?

They came today.
Except.
They are far too big.
My feet are swimming in them.
Good grief, how different can one 7 1/2 be from another!?
This is a catastrophe.
Now I gotta deal with sending them back, paying more shipping, waiting and waiting and WAITING for them to come again.
Catastrophe. I'm telling you.

Tonight at the dinner table, my mom told us about a little girl who found her mom dead this morning.

From a drug overdose.

A fifth grade girl.

I would say that this is far more of a catastrophe than my misfitting shoes.

Can you imagine being 10 years old,

Walking upstairs,

To kiss your mom goodbye on your way to school,

And instead have your life change forever?

Catastrophe.

What catastrophe has befallen your life lately?

What category does it fall under?

Is it something simple like a shoe dilema?

Is it something intense?

I fully believe that you can never compare trials

Or the catastrophes that befall you to someone else's.

We all deal with hard things.

That's life.

Sometimes it's good to be reminded to put your catastrophies in perspective.

Lesson learned.