I believe that when you do good, good things will come your way.  As I get older though, I see more and more dear friends and family go through heartache and struggles.  I see good people with big hearts become shattered.  And, the more I see this the more I ask myself why such heartache happens to such good people. Sometimes it is a hard idea to grasp.

  I think that most important thing as we go through life  is to to remember that good things don't always come in big packages.   We have to take the time, each day, to count the simple and small blessings in our life.  We also have to take the time to remind ourselves that we are never given anything that we cannot handle.  Perhaps that is why such good people are thrown such hard times, because they can handle them with such grace, poise, and even thankfulness.

That amazes me.

The bottom line is that life is too short to not count your blessings.  It is too short to cry "why me".  Is too short to say I WANT, because then you never have enough.  It is too short not to spend the time with the ones you love.  And, life is too short to not reach out to a stranger. 

 

I know there will be times when you won't feel blessed, but look around and the blessings of life are all around.  I know there will be times when you feel down, and thats okay.  You have to remember though that when you cry "why me" that everyone is fighting some kind of battle, inner struggle, or search for peach.  We can fall, but we can also learn to stand up off the ground.  There will be times when time seems swift, but always take the time for the ones in your heart. And, remember to reach out, to lend a helping hand, and at least once a week.....  try do some good.

“I believe… that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another."