Moments

"You never see the hard days in a photo album... but those are the ones that get you from one happy snapshot to the next." ~ Just Married

Did I just quote an early 2000s Rom-Com to start the blog? Yep, that I did!

I've recently been thinking a great deal about happiness in life. What does happiness look like? How is it achieved? Do we even know when we really are happy?

I used to believe that happiness was something that had a permanence to it. The perfect job, the perfect marriage, the perfect house. Life could just be perfect!

As I've gotten older I've quickly realized nothing is ever truly perfect. Jobs have stresses, marriage has tough times, and that perfect house costs A LOT of money (and its still not perfect).

So if nothing will ever be perfect then how can we ever be happy? The answer to that question is easy- We enjoy the perfect moments in our life!

The smile on your boy's face as he runs down the street yelling, "daddddyyyy!" as you walk home from the bus stop.

Going to bed knowing you have your best friend (who just happens to be the most beautiful woman in the world) laying next to you.

When your students knock a group project right out of the park!

Or when you get to go on a run during the first snow fall of the season...

It's these moments that help you make it through the tough times, like when a family member gets sick, when a friend's struggling (and you feel powerless to help), or when something on your life's wish list is just a little out of reach (baby, house, etc).

Life may never be perfect, but there are perfect moments, so enjoy them as the happen and be thankful when they do.

Here's the 411 on today's run: