Recognizing Joy

Sometimes in life you just have to sit back and look at life and see the blessings instead of the burdens. Burdens are so much easier to recognize and remember. Blessings are expected; sometimes even presumed. The blessing of having your own transportation makes you presume it will start. The blessing of having heated water makes you presume it will be hot when you turn it on. However, when those things are not working, they become a burden, and all of a sudden, their burden is easier to see then their blessing the day before.

If you look around at what you've got, you will appreciate things and have that much joy in your life! That brings us to this week's quote...

Joy is what happens when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are. ~ Marianne Williamson

Look around...what do you see? Bills, broken marriage, dirty house, miserable weather? Those things may be something we have to deal with. However, as you are looking around, be thankful you have the opportunity to see...many people don't!

Looking for joy in my life...