I’m sure everyone has heard of that old adage, you never know what you have until it’s gone.
Essentially, you don’t feel grateful for the things in your life until they are missing. This has to be a universal trait of humanity. It’s way too simple to be absorbed in the things that to you don’t have or the things that are stressing you out, as well as to completely overlook the things that you should appreciate. I, for one, am harshly guilty of behaving this way. I have a tendency to get stressed out as well as overwhelmed, at which point I don’t see the light in anything around me. Oftentimes, it’s not until I’ve completely lost someone or something that I realize how much they meant to my life, recently, this is how I’ve been feeling about my old forced air furnace. I never thought that I cared for this heating unit whatsoever. For as long as I could remember, this stupid central heating system was providing uneven moderate as well as frosty air temperature throughout my household as well as generally driving me crazy. I felt like I typically had to change out the air filters, arrange professional heating, cooling, as well as ventilation appointments, as well as re-light the pilot when it would inevitably go out. In fact, I swear that I’ve cursed this furnace more than I’ve swore about my ex-husbandy. The thing is, when my old furnace finally failed on me, I realized exactly how much it meant to my life. These afternoons, I miss my furnace dearly. I miss hearing it running all afternoon long. I miss the gentle background household of the old equipment. Now, my new furnace is running silently in the background, as well as my property feels completely empty.