A.P.P.R.E.C.I.A.T.I.O.N.

Good day and top of the morning to you beautiful people! 

Man, it’s hot like fire in B.C. right now… WHOOO! ☀️

It reminds me of where my people come from; the Caribbean. 

Since I’ve been in B.C, the weather has been fairly nice and I have absolutely no complaints about it. I love it! 

However, not everybody around me feels the same way about the weather… 

Really, it’s either they love the heat, just like myself, or they despise it. 

There are no in-betweeners at all, haha.

It’s interesting, though, when you take a step back and realize that everybody complaining about how hot and humid it’s been recently were the very same people complaining about how cold it was in the winter and praying for days like today.

It’s +31° outside today! 🥵

I remember the exact date, March 6th of this year, I had to go work an 8 hour shift outside in –22°C weather. 

Sounds fun, right? 

No. 

Eventful? Absolutely. 

Fun? Yeah, no…

I’ve seen both sides of the spectrum of the weather itself; freezing and scorching. 

I guess that’s why I’m not one of the people complaining about how hot it is because I remember wishing for a day like today back on March 6th. 

This weather thing makes me think about the concept of appreciation.

You see, the folks around me that are complaining about how hot it is will eventually be complaining about how cold it’s going to be this upcoming winter, and quite frankly, I don’t want to hear it. 

I won’t even lie to you. 

They lack appreciation for what we get to enjoy right now. This beautiful weather will not last forever.

And when it’s all said and done, they’ll miss it and wish they could have it all back. 

I’ve been on the odd end of things in my lifetime, too. 

Little to no appreciation for what you have right in front of you because you feel as though, at that given moment in time, that you’d prefer something completely different. 

But it’s just that; a feeling. 

And appreciation doesn’t cater to people's feelings. You’re either appreciative or you’re not, despite the way you may feel about everything you’ve got right in front of you. 

And this doesn’t just pertain to weather. Not at all. 

As a matter of fact, it could be anything, really.

I remember a time in my life when I first started working, and it was after high school in the midst of COVID-19. 

I took the money that I was making for granted because it was my first time actually earning a living. 

I didn’t understand basic principles pertaining to money and I had a very small understanding of what ‘money’ truly was.

Eventually, I ended up wasting my money on luxuries and things that I wanted rather than purchasing the things that I needed. 

I learned the hard way, as most of us have had to do a time or 2 in our lifetime. 

Shit sucks… 

But it gave me knowledge and helped me learn, though. 

My ultimate point is this… 

Sometimes, I think it is incumbent upon us all to take a step back and understand what we do have and how much we actually appreciate what we have, because some people have absolutely nothing, and I’m sure we’d all rather have something than nothing, right? 

Sometimes we have to learn the hard way, no doubt… 

But when we do, it opens up the door of opportunity for us to be appreciative and truly understand what we do have. 

Does that make sense? 

You answered yes, didn't you? 

And I know you did because I was SPITTING! 

Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed this email and I hope my words of wisdom have inspired you to show a little more appreciation for what you have instead of focussing on what you don’t have. 

That’s it from me, though, folks. 

I hope this was a good read, take care and I hope you all have yourselves a great rest of the week. 

Until Friday… 😘

(P.S. – I’ll be sending out emails every Tuesday and Friday from now on. I hate Mondays😖)