happiness

why cant people just be happy?
people are so content to be miserable but not inspired enough to do anything to change
people fear change, I fear change but I honestly thrive off it
it takes so much energy to be morbid and bitter and depressed and bitchy, it is so much easier, to laugh and smile and be grateful
grateful for health, for people who love you no matter what, for the water that nourishes you, for the food you can put in your belly, for the job that you hate that you have the opportunity to go to everyday to bring home a paycheck repeatidly, for love, for sunshine, for another morning your alarm clock goes off at 6am and you wake up, you open your eyes and see the world for all its good and bad
My life is so far from perfect, but I am so damn grateful for what I have, for my husband, for my children, for my health, for my home, for the food in my fridge-regardless of how much or how little some weeks there is food in there, for the laugh lines on my face, for how much I smile, for the ability to truely believe this too shall pass, for my ability to change- to grow- to learn- to adapt- to find humor- to find love- to find strength
I AM NOT PERFECT
LIFE IS NOT PERFECT
STRESS IS ALWAYS THERE
I AM HAPPY
***take time to smell the roses***