Be Thankful!

Good Evening and Blessings Everyone!

You wake up in the morning closing your eyes to the beauty of the sunrise. Instead of singing along with the birds you choose to stomp on the worms. Why bring all that negativity into a brand new day? Think about it, in everyone's life there are high roads and low roads. It depends on how you approach each road as to how the ride will be, how long you will be on the high road or low road.

I love opening my eyes at 6 AM no matter what time of the year it is and welcoming the day with a song in my heart and mind. Embracing each day as if it was the first one of my life. Oh I haven't always been so optimistic that is why I can say taking the high road of happiness and laughter is so much better than taking the low road of disaster and depression. We all have things go wrong with our day, our week, even our year for some, but we can not own it. We can not take the negativity that comes our way and take hold of it owning it, making it our own because if we do then it hangs in with us as long as we allow it.

I love waking up in the morning singing to my favorite song, listening to the birds chirping away, the beauty of sun even the sound of the rain tapping on my window or the silence that a snowfall may bring. I used to drive my late sister Donna crazy. I would wake up in the morning for school singing and dancing around the bedroom we shared. Every morning she would tell me there was something wrong with me. She couldn't understand how I could love the morning so much. The reverse was true for me, Donna loved the night where I couldn't wait to lay my head down and get some rest she was ready to go out and enjoy herself. So many people couldn't believe we were sisters because we were not really that much alike but we were always together.

The way I look at it is, I get to open my eyes every morning and great each day. So why not greet it with a smile on my face, a thank you on my lips, a prayer to God and happiness in my step. Why not thank my lucky stars I am getting to greet the day? Why ,let the traffic get to me, the sound of the neighbors dog barking all night, the loud music coming from passing cars, or the bank teller with an attitude bring me down?

Life, my friend, is too short. There aren't enough hours in the day, days in the week, weeks in the month, or months in the year to walk around unhappy and miserable. So when things seem to get you down remember the bills will be there tomorrow just do the best you can, it's all anyone can ask. Your boss will still be a know it all in the morning, your neighbor will still be gossiping next week, and it could rain tomorrow but no matter what life goes on so why not let it go on for you with a smile on your face and happiness in your heart.

Here's wishing you a life filled with happiness, joy, and love!


                                                               So Beautiful!

                                                        Open your eyes to a sun filled room,
                                                        Breath in deep smell the flowers in bloom,
                                                        Enjoy the beauty life brings to you,
                                                        Admire the beautiful sky of blue,
                                                        Appreciate the need for rain,
                                                        It brings us fields of grain,
                                                        Take a ride and explore,
                                                        The beauty of the sea shore,
                                                        Take a walk on the beach,
                                                        Watch the clouds out of reach,
                                                        In and out the waves you run,
                                                        Like a child having fun,
                                                        Hear the thunder begin to clash,
                                                        Out of the water run with a splash,
                                                        Back to the car on the road once more,
                                                        Up to the mountains away from the shore,
                                                        See the beauty of the setting sun,
                                                        The night begins the day is done,
                                                        Rest your head beneath the stars,
                                                        Through the telescope you can see Mars,
                                                        The beauty before you stretches through,
                                                        The Galaxy, the Universe, the stars anew,
                                                        For each night as the stars burn bright,
                                                        Up in the sky with all their might,
                                                        They shine brightly for you and me,
                                                        And the rest of the world sees their beauty,
                                                        As you close your eyes for the night,
                                                        Bathing in the starry light,
                                                        The beauty before you is all you see,
                                                        Laying beneath the apple tree,
                                                        And in the morning as the sun begins to rise,
                                                        You stretch out and open your eyes,
                                                        Thankful for the chance to see,
                                                        The beauty God made for you and me.

To Be Continued.......