One of the quickest ways to lift our spirits and be happy is to be grateful.

The other night, after a long day, I couldn’t wait to take a nice warm bath before bed. After filling the tub, I  stepped in it, only to quickly pull my foot back out. Water was freezing! Wasn’t sure if the bath and shower faucet was the issue, so I turned on all the other faucets in the house and they all ran cold water as well. I checked the breaker to see if the panel had tripped. It didn’t, so I started thinking of other things it could be and looked up some DIY remedies before I had to reach out to have someone come out and fix it. You don’t realize how much you need and use hot water until it isn’t available. In my head I was thinking of different scenarios of getting my hot water heater repaired or replaced. Hoping a repair was going to be the answer and not a replacement. I reached out to my plumber that night but knew I wouldn’t most likely hear back from him until morning. In the meantime I was researching common fixes that may help fix my problem. I was also trying to think of where I would get my next shower if it wasn’t fixed that night or in the coming days. I went to bed, prayed in the morning that it would miraculously be fixed and that I’d have hot water, but unfortunately I still did not. Until a light bulb went off in my head. The reset button! I quickly went downstairs, looked for a reset button, but there wasn’t one on the water heater. Then I realized how quiet the furnace was and has been. I haven’t needed heat so I didn’t even notice that it wasn’t on. I went over to the furnace, hit the reset button, and within 1 hour I had hot water again! All the scenarios in my head never came to pass and I didn’t need to needlessly worry about them. But it’s what our minds often do to try to protect us and also figure out a problem by coming up with options if Plan A, B, or C don’t work. The key is to try and focus more on the plan than worrying about the outcome. That’s where the power is and where most answers can be found. 

That morning I was grateful for hot water and could not wait to take a shower!

What are you grateful for?