Let's talk about what's good about your life

Long years ago, when I was in school and autograph books were in fashion I remember a rhyme soneone had written in mine. This is how it went:

As a rule
A man (a woman too) is a fool.
When it's hot it
S/He wants it cool.
When it's cool
S/He wants it hot;
Always wanting what is not.

I'm thinking of this and sighing, because in the long Canadian winter we get this a lot. Suddenly everything is the weather's fault. People who were always grouchy, angry, irritated, frustrated, whining, griping get the excuse to throw tantrums and blame it all on the weather. 'Now wait a minute, Kiki' ... I can hear you getting started, SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) is a scientifically proven fact -- but you know what, even that has a solution - the special lamps people buy when they are seriously affected by SAD. But more often than not, we can change our attitude twoards what we have no control over and the problem ceases to exist. Become a happier person and there'll no need for excuses for negative emotions to be felt... because they'll vanish.

If drawn to complains about the snow, put music on and then watch the snowflakes fall to music - try it, it's pretty incredible. When it rains in spring, look at the trees and how it's helping the new golden-green shoots to grow -- the trees sure look happy!

I don't remember who invented the prayer: "Lord, give me the patience to deal with the things I cannot change. Give me the courage to change the things I can. And give me the wisdom to know the difference." Just don't worry! Instead, bhe happy! Put your energy instead into gratitude for the things that are good about your life... and multiply them manifold...

Kiki ;-)
P.S. My request to those who 'borrow' from this blog is to please give adequate credit to the source of the borrowed information - whether me, or books and people I quote from. Thank you.