Happiness does not come from having or not having. It comes from appreciating what we do have, and we all have some things. A note posted on an email list to which I subscribe:

This is why I love my kid so much! It is things like this that make me realize just what a wonderfully amazing character he is.

I was just looking through his folder and mounds of paperwork and I came across an “I am thankful for” list. You know what topped that list?

1. My health

Can you believe a kid that has gone through so much medically, sometimes on a daily basis and in light of all of the “new” medical issues that have reared their ugly head, he is thankful in spite of all of this.

I love my baby boy.

Proud mama bear,

[name withheld]

Related reading: Stumbling on Happiness