Half Full?

FYI: The following pictures have nothing to do with the post :) They just made me smile today and today is a day to search for things to smile about as it's been a l.o.n.g. daddy-less day.




How do you see the glass? Half empty or half full?

Do you see the snow as ruining your day or as giving you a reason to have a p.j. day?


How you respond to the things that come to you in life is important, especially if you are a parent.

Our children watch us each and every day. They see how we respond to life. How we respond to the driver who cuts us off or goes too slow, the boss who calls with ridiculous requests, the prank phone call as we eat dinner, the cable guy who "fixes" the internet, just to have to call them again the next day.

Those little eyes and ears are taking it all in...and learning.

"Daddy gets mad and fusses when he burns the tator tots, I guess that is how you react when you cook."

"Mommy whines and complains when things don't go exactly as she wants. Does that mean I can whine and complain, too?"

As a parent, I feel it is my responsibility to present the glass as half full...I try hard to not let the little things get to me. Now, I am in NO way perfect. I do get angry, I do get frustrated. But...I try to not lash out when I do. I try to remember that I have a responsibility to my children to teach them better ways to deal with the lemons of life. Not always perfect, but I'm trying...and I hope you are, too.

Now, seeing the glass as half full is something I try to do not only for my children, but for myself as well. I mean, who wants to go around life seeing the negative...never even noticing the blessings we have. It seems like a really sad way to go day to day, not something I want for myself.

So, each day, I try to find the joy in the journey of my life...even when those lemons are being hurled at me faster then those bobsleds went down the track in Canada last month...