Life's 'Rocky-Road' On The Path To Happiness...

   Keeping a positive outlook, and, attempting to stay happy, in the face of adversity, can be one of our greatest life-challenges. It is, typically, very, easy to lose one's optimism, when faced with difficulties, especially when they seem relentless. It is, harder, still, I feel, when we do not have a relationship with a Higher-Power, and, perhaps, due to this status, fail to understand, that, although we may not know why, there is a reason(s) for life's 'curve-balls'. Within the belief-system that I hold true to my heart, I choose to acknowledge that, although I do not know the reason for our earthly-suffering, I accept that it is for a purpose; and, this purpose is emotional-growth and spiritual elevation. As humans, none of us is protected from pain, nor, suffering. I accept that this is part of our human-experience, and, this, for the reason of gaining wisdom. The challenge in life is in gaining enough of this cardinal virtue as to perform any action with the highest degree of adequacy under any given circumstance, and, to be able to move forward, in life, under the greatest of difficult conditions. Our lives, here, on this earth-plane are filled with sadness and woe; yet, they are, also, filled with a bounty of beautiful benefit(s). It is in keeping alive the ability to accept the adversity, hardship, misfortune, and, 'trials and tribulations', that we can forever see the amazing, incredible, magnificent, sensational, and, wondrous ways in which the world serves us well; and, to be able to see all the miracles which occur, each and every day. As I walk through my life, appreciating all that I have, and, all the I see, insofar as the abundance that God gave us, I recognize miracles wherever I go; from admiring one tiny snow-flake, to acknowledging, that, whether or not they see it in themselves, every of His Children is created in Love and Light, and, each, has the ability to be the very, best he or she can be, once the choice is made to do so. Learning to live a life made better by demands, whether they be emotional, physical, or spiritual, is what life is all about, in my book. As long as we continue to move forward, on our path, rather than hanging on to the past, is, truly, what matters, most. My glass is ALWAYS going to be 'half-full', regardless the trouble I see. Works for me! Just Sayin'...