Good Things

Sometimes life hands you a cartload of lemons but offers no explanations. During those sour times it’s really easy to allow yourself to sink into discouragement and stay there. Sometimes you want to close up shop and head out of town.

It’s not a fun thing for you, nor is it pleasant for those around you. A wise person I know once said “It’s awfully hard to feel sorry for someone when they’re doing such a great job of it themselves.”

Wise words.

So instead, you may choose to look at this time as an opportunity to reflect on the really great things life has to offer. I have a list of them that I keep, and I highly encourage everyone to write down their own. Here are some of mine, in no particular order:

Blueberry pancakes

Disneyland

Snowflakes

Freshly made, still warm chocolate chip cookies

Tropical sunsets

Great dad bloggers

Bacon

The scent of crayons

Tropical islands

Play-doh

Tropical drinks

Doughnuts

Being married to the love of your life

Tickle wars

Legos

Chocolate

Knowing the God of the universe loves you so much that he visited in person and sacrificed Himself so you could live.

Being cuddled by all of your kids at once

Finding long-lost Saturday morning cartoons on youtube

There are 1,407 microbreweries in the United States

Homemade pizza

Watching a sunset while sipping a tropical drink and sitting with your wife on a tropical island beach.

Warm grass, sunshine and lots of room to play chase

Memories

This is just a sampling; there are a million more.

It’s nice to know that when the unpleasant thoughts threaten to overwhelm you, you can simply let the nice ones overwhelm you instead. And life picks right back up.