Happy

Packing, traveling, visiting and settling into another space takes a lot of energy! It's been a terrific whirlwind.  Adding a very bad viral thing on top of resident limitations increases confusion and sports worry of all kinds: how is this going to work? Can I cope? What about my children left behind? Is this just a cold? How do I use that tub without falling? And so it goes....... But it's been good too.

A friend put something on Facebook about a challenge to post a happy photo every day for 100 days.  Designed to encourage positive thought it looked like a good idea.  It's been tough, honestly.  The last two weeks have been particularly trying.  Anyone saying good bye to home, but going home too, would feel the same.  Talk about confusion! Where is home anyways? Yeah.  So focusing on happy is good.

You know what? It's working.  A full day in bed felt nothing good,  but being supported and free to stay in bed sure was.  Saying good bye was very sad but meeting up with people here is awesome.  This little project with a simple daily goal has helped accomplish the'count your blessings' rule that is so valuable to a contented life.  It's a learned skill. Like many other life lessons learning to be content comes on the tail of hardship, but without the trial life would be dull. These latest hard days are part of the same lesson. The trial is a little different but the lesson that I can be content in the midst of it is nothing new. 

Today is my wedding anniversary.  32 years of change hasn't changed our desire to love each other.  We fail, often.  Bad stuff happens.  We move on and keep counting our blessings. We have 6 wonderful children.  We know how to share our passions and our pains.  We forget the right stuff,  and remember the best.  We engage in life and people, and eternal matters more than now. We are blessed. I am happy.