Life is, no doubt, bittersweet.  Circumstances conspire to undo our peace.  But if we choose to develop our taste for sweet, we may soon find that the bitter looses it’s savor.  Clichés become clichés for a reason.  There is timeless truth in them.  In our self-oriented quest to be unique, we reject the cliché out of hand.  But after living a while, we become tired of the effort to prove our individuality, and begin to wake up to our need for others.

Accentuate the positive.  Even if you can’t eliminate the negative.  Don’t enumerate all the things that have gone wrong.  Look for things that went right.

All the flavors of life were given for a reason.  How much more delicious is that morning honey bun, when the coffee hits the palate.  Sweet, chased by bitter.  Life is in the contrasts.

If you stare at a speck long enough, it will disappear.  Your mind gets tired of the straining.  When all we see in life is life’s pain and ugliness, we become numb.

Seek good.

Point it out to others when you find it.  Thank God for it.  Look for the splatters of joy, and gather them into a boquet!

Make it the centerpiece of your day, and let the fragrance permeate so even as you face today’s challenges there will be a subtle wafting of the aroma of blessing lifting up your heart.

Copyright STLloyd 2009