Every Day Life

As I was lying in bed last night, I was thinking of how happy just my every day things make me.  I sleep in a wonderful and comfortable bed.  I have a sweet and caring husband who provides well and works hard to do things for me and loves the Lord first.  I feel good (that can always change, so I am so grateful when I do!).  I have two sweet children.  I have a warm (or cool) house that protects me and is big enough to have people over or sleep with us.  I have a copy of the scriptures of my own.  I have a wonderful father who lets me help him.  I have a wonderful father-in-law who does the same:). There are beautiful trees and landscaping all around me, and I can hear the birds as I type this.  I have kind friends who help me and do things with me.

Sometimes I notice others doing things that I haven't had the opportunity to do, or just haven't taken the time to do, or haven't even thought of doing!  At those moments, I need to be happy for them, instead of thinking, 'Maybe I should be doing that, or having that."  Or even wondering why it hasn't happened to me, or why I wasn't blessed with that gift or talent.  I may even try to copy that person.  I think I have been doing this since 7th grade!

BUT... now that I am aware of myself doing this, I stop myself and just think how wonderful it is for this world to be filled with so many people who do so many different things.  If there is truly something I wish to do, I need to make a plan and do it.  And if there is a gift I wish for, I need to work at it and pray for it, and accept if it doesn't come or isn't just like someone else.  And I need to see all I CAN do, and plan to do, and enjoy doing in my EVERY DAY LIFE.

Solving the problems of the day IS life.  It makes everything work.  Some of the problems are small and annoying, and some are big and overwhelming.  Even when the problems can't be solved the way I want, it IS life.  And I can love life.  And I think I generally do.