To Accept

Life has many twists and turns.  Just when you then things can't get worse, they do.  Then another day comes and wonderful things happen.  It's never stagnant, it's always changing.  I believe when you begin to accept events and know you have no power over them, that is when you become a happier person.  For example, you lose a friend or family member to death, yes you grieve, cry and curse the world. You can not change it, so eventually you have to accept it.  At times you go back to the grieving, crying and cursing the world, but once you have acceptance you become happier.

Many things in life you can change, such as a misunderstanding with a friend or family member.  At times you need to swallow your pride and fix the problem, but at other times you need to just accept the barrier and go on with life.  These decisions are difficult to decide and have to be carefully weighted.  In the end, hopefully you'll find happiness with your decision.

The older I get the less drama I want in my life.  Perhaps acceptance is my way of coping with events I can not change.  When the good events come along then I can enjoy them if I'm not cursing the world.  Am I always going to be happy? No, that is not possible, but I strive to be more happy then unhappy.  There are many joys in the world and sometimes it's the little joys that help a person get through the day.  Today I had one of the little joys as I looked out my kitchen window and saw the birds flitting around the backyard.

Just stop and smell the roses...