3-11-2016

Mary's Minute 

We all have bad days.  Sometimes it is as simple as just feeling down or having a few things go wrong that make it seem "bad."  The worst days are the ones when the negative things happening have consequences that make us dread days to come.  They are the days that we fear a good night's sleep will not cure.  The reality is that even on these kind of days, in fact, especially on these kind of days, we need to see all the good in life.  On bad days it is tougher to practice the art of gratitude, but more important than ever that we be thankful for all the good in our lives.  It is on the days when it is difficult to see the beauty in nature, that we most need nature's wonder to give us pause.  It is the time when we don't want to laugh that we most need to strive to yfind humor. It is when we don't want to speak to anyone that we most need to gain strength from the kindness of others.  Life is not always easy.  Tough things can happen, but bad days do not define us.  All of the things that make us have good days are still right under our nose, even during the worst of times.  My wish is that you never have a bad day, but realism says we all will.  The next best hope is that we use our positive attitudes as power against negativity during tough times.

Thanks for all you do!
Mary