Lee McKusick

It’s rather paradoxical. The weather’s miserable with freezing rain, projects and other things to do are looming over my head, the weather’s miserable…and yet, I still find myself in a reasonably perpetual good mood. There’s so much that could bring me down, but it’s when I focus on the things going right in my life is when I find myself unable to keep from smiling. I’m in a career field that I enjoy, I have great friends, I have a God who loves me and cares for my well-being, I have a place to live and food in my stomach. I’m good. =)

And like I said before, it’s all about perspective. For instance, let’s take probably the most potentially miserable thing about today: I had to walk back to my apartment from the SLC (a half mile or so) after fencing, and it was freezing rain. Well, after fencing, I had gone over to the gym for a half hour, so at that point, I was pretty hot. (Of course, I’m always hot, but this was different. *wink* ) I’ll admit, I walked outside and reacted with a “C’MON!”. But the rain felt great. A situation turned upside down into something enjoyable.

I can’t stress it enough: whatever situation you find yourself in, there’s always a better perspective. Find it. Smile.

=)

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