Life is awesome

When do you think to yourself: "My life is wonderful" or "I love my life" or "I am so happy right now"?

Everyone has good times. Maybe you're getting married, or had your first child, bought that house/boat/car you've always wanted, or went on a dream vacation. It's pretty natural to think some of these thoughts during the good times.

Everyone has bad times too. Sometimes it's because of outside forces and sometimes you've made the decision to put up with some unpleasantness to improve something in your life. Chances are...you're not thinking those thoughts during those times. And that's ok.

But what about all of that in between time that seems to make up the majority of our lives. When it's just status quo, business as usual, do you think those things? Do you think them at home, at work, out with friends?

Whenever I find myself thinking one of these thoughts, especially during everyday run of the mill life, I like to stop for a minute, and just realize that it's true...right now at this minute of my life, I wouldn't change anything. I forget about all the little things I need to take care of - the laundry and the garbage and errands to run. I just take the time to realize that when it comes to the game of life....I'm winning.

And when I find myself thinking these thoughts in the middle of a project at work, I just smile to myself and go on....because what's more wonderful than that?