Real Talk - Big Picture Prospective

I don't smile because I have to. I smile because it's within me.

People sometimes wonder how I can smile "all the time," after all the things I've gone through in my lifetime. The truth is that I don't smile because I feel I have to fake being happy. It's because it's a part of my personality. I'm always laughing. I seem to find something funny in just about every situation. If you look though any family photo and don't see me laughing so hard I have to catch my breath, know that it was take 500. 😉

The truth is that without my faith I would most likely be bitter a decent amount of the time. But I know that the things that have happened to me aren't without divine purpose. Looking at all these little things & putting them into a "big picture" prospective changes my outlook on life. If I didn't have that, I'd most likely feel miserable.

So, what is it for you that you need to put into a "big picture" prospective?

Challenge: Choose one thing to think of in a more positive prospective this week.

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