Another Day in Paradise...

Yes, I wish I were in Paradise...my paradise is a tropical island where I can drink boat drinks all day while staring out at the glassy blue ocean water. I am in a lounge chair, my husband sitting beside us and our daughter playing between us in the sand. No worries, no bills, no conflict. Yes, what a wonderful dream. Unfortunately, life is not always paradise and life is definitely not a dream. We have to find the happiness among all the crap from day to day. Take today for example. It is cloudy and gloomy outside. I can choose to feel cloudy and gloomy like the weather or I can choose to walk in light and happiness. What is there to be happy about??? Lots, I have a wonderful husband and daughter. I have a dog that makes me laugh out loud quite frequently. My daughter is the light of my world, my sunshine. Watching her play, and even playing with her, brings a joy to my heart that I cannot describe with words. We had a very simple supper...sloppy joes and tater tots. I had a bawls to drink and am now drinking coffee. I am very thankful for the meal. I could be out on the streets eating out of garbage bins. I am thankful for the roof over my head. Again, I could be on the streets living out of a box. I am not homeless and I am blessed. I have the money to pay the few bills that I have. I am blessed. I am able to get food for my daughter, with government assistance at the moment. I am blessed. It is time that we find the good in all situations and stop complaining about what we dont have. We are blessed to have the things we do. I may not be living on a tropical island, but I still live in paradise.