6/10/2023 0 Comments Summary of the inn betweenYou can be grateful for your family, for your friends, and for the fact that you’re in good health. You can be glad that you have a steady income or a pleasant office in which to work. You can be glad that you arrived at work safely and that you weren’t injured in a terrible crash. But you can be glad that you can afford breakfast when so many people can’t afford food at all. Maybe you can’t even eat breakfast at all. Okay, so your breakfast didn’t turn out the way you wanted. So, if you frequently find yourself arriving at the office in a huff about your burnt Egg McMuffin or the fact that your coffee has cream in it (when you specifically said no cream!), it might be time to play the glad game. So far from challenging ourselves to find things we can enjoy, we often allow our bad days and trifling inconveniences to ruin our moods and our outlook on life. Sadly, however, most of us don’t play this game. But his perspective changed completely when the other traveler told him why he thought it was beautiful. So, he was shocked when a fellow passenger turned to him and said, “It’s beautiful, isn’t it?” Jeff didn’t see anything beautiful about the scenery and he told his fellow passenger that. As he stared out the window at the bland scenery and empty cornfields, his mood got even worse. And as he boarded the train home, he wasn’t in a very good mood. Although he loved his parents and he loved his home, he felt that Illinois was boring when you compared it to Spain, so he was reluctant to go back. Because Jeff wasn’t looking forward to going home. Despite the lessons he had just learned in Spain, his perspective on this train ride was very similar to his perspective when he arrived for his semester abroad. On his way home from his semester in Spain, Jeff had the opportunity to travel by train. Another special moment stood out to him as well. This was only one of the valuable lessons Jeff learned in college. And all this time, he had missed out on the people who were right beside him: Daniel and Loli! Once he adjusted his perspective, Jeff soon realized that he could learn a lot - and have a lot of fun - just by spending time with his host family. What he wanted was to immerse himself in Spanish culture, to meet new people and try new things. Although he thought he needed to be doing something cool and exciting all the time, he realized he had been wrong. While the three of them bonded in an unlikely moment, Jeff learned another valuable lesson: who you’re with is more important than what you’re doing. Loli started laughing at something on television and her laughter was so infectious that Jeff and Daniel started laughing with her! They didn’t get the joke, but they appreciated her laughter, so the three of them were able to share a moment of joy together. As Jeff had predicted, it was pretty boring he didn’t understand the show and his evening was far from exciting. So, on one rare occasion, he decided to stay home with Daniel and Loli. After going out every night, Jeff had finally reached a point where he needed a break. But one night, he was exhausted - and a little hungover - from all of his adventures.
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