LIVE - Find the Good!!

I said that my lunch bunch has taught me three things this year: LIVE - LOVE - LAUGH
To really LIVE you have to wake up and enjoy each day. To LIVE is to see the good in everything around you. To find something positive about every situation God gives you.
For example: My brother & his wife had a pipe burst in their bathroom one night. They woke to a house flooded in an inch of water!!! YUK!!! So what good can come from that -- well they brought in a flood repair crew that ripped up flooring and sheet rock from the walls. (Again good?? Keep reading) The crew found black mold!!! Long story short his work (which provided the house) refused to fix it -- He quit. They have since bought a beautiful house near my Aunt in a wonderful neighborhood. My brother has found another job (really did not quit till he had it) that makes him Happy to go to work. See the good is: 1. They are out of a bad neighborhood (Downtown Houston) 2. They will not be bringing their new baby (Due in July) into a home infested with Mold that they knew nothing about 3. They have a park & my Aunt near by to help them. 4. My brother has a job that makes him Happy & in a good mood when he comes home from work.
So in even the worst days - look for something good.
In many inspirational books they say to keep a journal that you write in every night about one good thing from your day. My son's and I do this a dinner every night. They have to tell me 2 good things about their day. Sometimes it takes them a while - like on TAKS days, but they are learning to find at least 2 good things about their days. This then usually leads to more and longer conversations. It also helps them to find a little ray of sunshine.
So if you really want to LIVE & enjoy life, look for the good everyday!