Through the Good and the Bad and Ugly

Our lives are speeding by. I'm planning a wedding that is less than a month away. We are going on a week long cruise that I'm trying to get ready for. I am trying to finish up my work for the year at my school. I am worrying about my ailing dad and wondering if I am going to get to be his kidney donor.  I feel like I catch a part of my day and grab on as quickly as I can then hold on for the ride to the end of the day, and hope I make it through without wrecking too much or flubbing too many of my words up. As much as I like to make every moment count, I realize some days are just going to be a drill in survival mode. I've given a lot of thought recently to what the word patience really means. I'm realizing it contains a very lengthy definition to be properly understood. I'm working on a blog post about patience, but it is for another day.

Today, I want to focus on the good things each stressful day brings, and mention that survival really does bring out some of the best that's within us. With each hurdle I jump I find strength and find pleasure in the simplest of things just because they have made my day better.

A simple, happy moment.

I got a new CD this week. I've been raving about a song on it for months now. American Authors has a song called Best Day of My Life. If I listen to that song, it is.....the best day of my life. That song makes me happy in an instant. It makes me grateful and reminds me I have the power to make each day the best-through the good, the bad, and the ugly. I highly recommend the whole CD. Every song on it is good. Every song is upbeat. Every song has a message or something I can relate to. A simple CD and I'm having a great day. Some days a simple thing is all it takes. And I'm grateful.