It’s really sort of hard to fathom just how good we have it.
And yet, there seems to be this pervasive attitude that it’s all not enough and that some folks are more entitled to better comfort than others.
I don’t fall into that particular mindset. In fact, I look at my life as one with great fortune. I have a home with central air conditioning, a car and don’t have to worry or count pennies when I go to the grocery store. On top of that, I have a job where I get to work in zone controlled HVAC doing something that’s pretty interesting. For sure, I spend a lot of time inside the commercial HVAC of my office but I count myself lucky for that as well. I live in a region where we are about to enter the toughest part of the year when it comes to climate. The Summer here can be brutal. I can’t even imagine having to work outside in the heat and humidity of the peak heating hours. Nor would I like working inside where the commercial HVAC wasn’t able to provide the air conditioning that I need. The same goes for being at home. I definitely make an effort to curb the amount of cooling that happens at home in order to save money. That means that I learned how to program the digital thermostat so I’m not overheating an empty house while I’m at work. But still, the heat pump I own is a good one and does a great job of providing the cooling comfort that I need. Really, I’m grateful for what I have. And by keeping it simple, I hope that I’m making room for others at the table so that they too can have a level of comfort in their lives.