Next time you're sad, just think...

...sometimes things that make you sad, will somehow, or someday make you happy.

For example, break-ups are horrible. But now, knowing what I have and who I am because of them, I want to send thank you notes to those lying cheating horrible guys thanking them for leaving me, or for being so awful that I needed to leave them. I am SO grateful for what once gave me so much pain.

In a less extreme case, I've spent the last few days solo at home. Of course I have baby Rigby with me, but I loved the idea of a couple of nights watching whatever I want and eating whatever I want. Hubby doesn't like Chinese food, so I got that one night, and another Fresh Market treat the other night. It's been two nights, but I'm very excited to see him tonight. As the old country song states, "How can I miss you if you won't go away?"

My husband has gone away for 6 weeks the past 4 summers to persue his Master's degree. One summer it drove him away. The next we were engaged and planning our wedding. The next I was pregnant. Last summer, we had a six month old. I got pretty annoyed at his being gone for THAT long, but I really, REALLY was happy when he came home. Sad without him, but happy too. For a short period of time.

It's a yin-yang effect. You can't have one without the other. We are happy because we know what it is to be sad. We are grateful when we realize what we have and what others don't. I have no problem feeling grateful in life, and I think that lends a lot to my happiness. I try to see sad moments as opportunities to take a different perspective on things. That is how you will understand yourself and your situations so much better.

"Just when you think you know something, you have to look at it in another way. Even though it may seem silly, or wrong, you must try."
-Mr. Keating, Dead Poets Society

These lines have stayed with me for years. What do you think?? Watch from 44 seconds for at least one minute. Post your thoughts.