Be Happy!

I have realized that I often use this blog to post about stress or issues or frustrations. While that is something that does occur on a daily basis, and it is something that everyone can relate to, I almost feel that by recognizing it on a blog with such a daily occurrence is giving it more attention than it deserves. By constantly pointing out stresses and issues, I am only fueling the fire. Instead I am going to use this blog to write about those things in my life that bring me happiness or peace of mind. Hopefully, in some small way, they will help any readers of this blog find their own corners of happiness too! I would much rather inspire people to be happy than to create a pity party. Because seriously, shouldn’t we appreciate what we love about life instead of what frustrates us?

I was inspired to make this change by a recent story that ran in The New York Times Sunday Style section. It was about a blogger named Stephanie Nielson. Apparently she writes a very popular blog about her life and her family. She originally started it as a way for her family to keep track of what was going on in her life.  But what is unique about Stephanie’s blogging (and her life, for that matter) is that she really only pays tribute to the beauty of everyday living. She writes about the blessings, the happiness, the peace and beauty of marriage, children, families, seasons, homes, etc. What was most heartbreaking about this particular NYTimes piece, is that Stephanie and her husband were recently involved in a terrible plane crash. The outpouring from her readers has been amazing. It proves that people can be inspired by so much but it is only in our ability to recognize these blessings that truly inspires.  I invite all of you to visit Stephanie’s site and learn about her wonderful life! And hopefully it will allow more of us to see the blessings in our own life.