Lesson in gratitude

I've had to do some hard things over the last two days and by doing them I have learned to be grateful. I had to fire 13 people and as for the rest of my 55 employees I had to cut their pay by $2.00 an hour. I really hate this part of my job. These are very tough economic times and there really aren't many jobs out there. Some people were angry (and they had a right to be) but most people were just happy they still had a job. I realized I need to be very grateful that my husband and I have jobs. I also realized that we are blessed in so many ways. I think I take for granted the fact that we can by food and pay our bills, and even have money to do some fun things. I realize how very important it is to save for the hard times that are sure to come. I need to be grateful for the small things in life, I'm grateful for trails that remind us of all we have.