Life Tip - What Are You Looking For?

For several years now I've had a daily tradition. During my morning prayer, I ask Heavenly Father to help me find the blessings and simple pleasures of the day. Then, during my bedtime prayer, I report to Him my findings. It provides for such merriment! Good things happen every day and it becomes a jolly good game to search them out - to look for them. The possibilities are multitudinous: Good hair days, favorite songs on the radio, notes in the mail, or a fresh box of Kleenex when our nose is an erupting volcano. We might find a five dollar bill in our pocket, down a glass of icy cold water when our innards are a desert, or be given a sincere compliment given just when we need it. There are always rejuvenating power naps, eating just the thing we're craving, seeing a sea of flowers, hearing our kids' laughter, making our spouse smile, or receiving ten emails in our inbox. We always appreciate a sparkling kitchen accompanied by the comforting hum of the dishwasher, our subscribed magazine's arrival, and of course, the spontaneous giggling over something so silly, you'd have to be there. Then, there are the scripture verses we read and feel were written just for us, peaceful reassurances from the Lord, and as my Grandpa By called it - "that wonderful sense of well-being" - the feeling of utter contentment. It's easy to get bogged down with the daily negatives, but it's much more recreative to notice and note the simple pleasures of life. The Lord, from whom our blessings come, will bless us for our gratitude. So, tally up the daily delights and watch them grow day by day. Don't we always find what we're looking for?