Finding Joy In Your Life
When you look around it seems there is so much that is negative in the world. The news is depressing, more people are out of work and the economy is hurting. The reports we see of violence alone is enough to send anyone hiding in the basement. Isn't there any joy in the world today?
Of course there is! And we don't need to look far to find it. We have so much in our lives today that we take for granted. Maybe it is time to step back and find joy in the small pleasures and conveniences brighten ours lives every day.
No matter how you look at it, we have so much! It does seem that all we hear is negative, but that is because technology has made our world much smaller - we get the tragic news from all over the world. But when we look at the big picture life is pretty good, we just need to look at things positively - and lose the negative attitude!
Of course there is! And we don't need to look far to find it. We have so much in our lives today that we take for granted. Maybe it is time to step back and find joy in the small pleasures and conveniences brighten ours lives every day.
- Health - okay this isn't really a little thing, but it is something people take for granted until it is threatened in some way. We enjoy better health today than any other period of time and we have a longer life expectancy!
- Shelter - do you have shelter from the elements? Then you have more than most people had just a century ago. Did you know that in the 1950's the average new home was 1,000 square feet and only had one bathroom? Today's typical home has well over 2,200 square feet and multiple bathrooms!
- Transportation - can you imagine traveling in a horse drawn carriage or a covered wagon? Modern transportation helps us to get from place to place with speed and comfort. We have heated seats, air conditioning, stereo sound, DVD players and more. A little more than a century ago you had a wooden board to sit on with buffalo skins to keep you warm. If you were lucky, someone would sing to provide entertainment.
- Plenty to eat! We have got food to eat like no other time in history. Transportation and packing methods make it so we can enjoy exotic foods from far away locations. And we can buy them at our local grocery store. People today only hunt and gather if they want to, not for their survival.
No matter how you look at it, we have so much! It does seem that all we hear is negative, but that is because technology has made our world much smaller - we get the tragic news from all over the world. But when we look at the big picture life is pretty good, we just need to look at things positively - and lose the negative attitude!