Life is Good

I wrote a few days ago about the wind...today is one of those days! The wind is blowing my windchimes, and blowing the leaves...and it is spectacular in the shade! If I had to sit in the direct sun, I would probably have a different assessment of the weather, but I'm sitting in the breezy shade, and loving what is!

Earlier today I participated in a conversation about the subject of change, and how it effects us. I heard some things that made an impression on me, and that reminded me of tornado survivors from Joplin, Missouri who have been interviewed on TV this week.

I'll start with the tornado victims...amazing people, really. I wonder how I would respond in similar circumstances...? Truly, I cannot see myself being as positive and resilient as some of the people I've seen interviewed. There was a woman interviewed last night who had on a pink "Life is Good" t-shirt...I couldn't help but notice the shirt. I love the "Life is Good" brand, and own numerous shirts with the saying...on days when I don't feel like "Life is Good", I tend to avoid wearing any of those shirts. This woman, wearing her pink shirt with 3 daisies across the chest, was combing through the remains of her Mom's home...her childhood home...and when I say "remains," I'm being generous, because there was virtually nothing left except rubble.

I was deeply challenged by this woman's spirit and hopefulness, and by the fact that she could even wear a "Life is Good" shirt on a day like that...and turns out, she wore it very much on purpose, to make the statement that life is good, even after a tornado ravages a town. Wow.

And then this morning, someone talked about our attitude, and whether we see the 'glass' as half-empty, or half-full...and one fellow said, "I try to focus on being grateful that I even have a glass."

Yes...that would be a good attitude...a positive attitude...a life is good attitude.