No matter what happens, there is no reason in life not to be happy. This is a nice thought I had this week. I realized that recently I have been doing a lot of smiling. Just walking down campus, I'll have the biggest, goofiest grin on my face and I love it! That's not to say that my life is perfect. This week has had it's challenges, but I chose to have a good attitude, be thankful for what I do have, and just be happy.
On Tuesday, I didn't realize that my Book of Mormon test closed at 2 o'clock. My plan was to take it after all my classes at 3, so I missed it. That could have really messed me up for the class and ruined my day. However, I decided not to worry and quickly got in touch with my teacher. He was kind enough to let me make it up, but with 15% of the grade taken off. I was fine with that; that's better than what I deserved. I should have gotten a 0, but instead I scored a 92% before the deduction. I'm happy that I could rob justice a little!
Tanner wasn't too happy with me that night though. I could not sleep, no matter what I tried. I got a drink, used the bathroom, adjusted my pillow, got another drink, and flopped around in my bed like a fish on the bank of a lake. I just couldn't sleep! I soon realized that it was because my ear was hurting. My first thought was, "A clean ear is a happy ear," and soon had the most hygienic ears around. No matter what I did, though, the pain was still there and I could not sleep. I ended up going to the student health center to find out that it was an ear infection. For the next couple of days, I felt like I was standing sideways and could only hear half of what was going on around me. But, I thought how wonderful it was that I could get it taken care of so soon and how glad I was to have working ears most of the time.
All the time, I see or hear people complaining about small things. I wish that instead we would focus more on things that bring us joy, the opportunities we have to fix the things that bother us, and the small gifts we have everyday. Even though people may do things to us or situations become a little more difficult than we may desire, the choice is ours to be grateful or bitter.
I remember that night! He told me he wondered what you were doing! I hope he knows you had an ear infection. .Those are not fun! I'm glad you've been treated. I love this post! You have a gift for nailing life on the head.
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