Thankful for the stress

So today I woke up in a pretty fowl mood.
I think it has to do with a conversation I had last night that didn't go the way I wanted.
I can be so bratty when I don't get my way.

Last night I laid in bed wondering why I got to keep my job. What made me better than the other two buyers?
I really want to ask my boss, but I don't know how he would take that.

But really, I am extremely blessed.
My coworker with 5 small children and a wife in school was laid off while young, single me got to stay.
I had a plan if I was given a pink slip.
I was going to go back to school, get my MBA and teacher certification. I'd be set to come back into an economy that was good or bad.

But I don't need my back up plan. (yet.)

Then this morning I read this story on MSNBC and it again made me feel so undeserving of the job I get to keep.
I get to keep my steady paychecks, my insurance, my quality of life, and all the security that comes with those things.

So as I sit here at my desk, in my awful mood, I am thankful for the stress I have this week that my job is causing, because at least I have a job.