Reflections as the New Year Begins

Here are my musings but the 6 posts after are me playing catch up on the last couple of weeks. I got a little sick at the beginning of the New Year and I've just been cleaning up from Christmas and getting back into the routine of things but I've been thinking lately about finding joy in life. There is this talk that I love and it talks about finding joy now. I feel like I'm so lucky to have friends who see the positive things in life; they are kind, supportive, helpful and giving. I've been able to see people who are not so supportive and positive. In fact, they seem entitled for whatever reason and I've just been perplexed. I realized that it doesn't matter how anyone else is or acts, what's important is my reaction. So even if someone else can't see the positive and be happy about what is, I can. I don't need to react to anyone's negativity or become upset by it, so I won't. People have real trials and I don't see the need to be unhappy over little things. There is another talk by Elder Uchtdorf called "Forget Me Not". There is a part that I love where he says, 'The happiest people I know are not those who find their golden ticket; they are those who, while in pursuit of worthy goals, discover and treasure the beauty and sweetness of the everyday moments. They are the ones who, thread by daily thread, weave a tapestry of gratitude and wonder throughout their lives. These are they who are truly happy.". So, I choose to be happy and see the beauty of everyday. There is so much I have to be thankful for.