A Cheery Aspect

A "Cheery" Aspect-The thought came to my mind that, recently, my blogs,
though totally realistic, have not been very "cheery". But, then, there is
not a whole lot of "cheery" going on in my life right now. However, there
are bits and pieces and moments of "cheery".

No matter what brings it on, laughing always makes me feel "cheery". It is
pretty hard to laugh and be depressed at the same time. Different things
make me laugh. When I laugh, quite often it is with the nurses, many times
over some trivial incident. But laughing brightens up my day. I am sure it
does for the nurses as well as they have a hard job in a place that hasn't a
whole lot of "cheery" in it. I also laugh at church. Sometimes, the pastor
or some other speaker comes out with something that makes the whole church,
including me, laugh. Then there are other people who make me laugh. I have
one friend who, even when I am crying, will say something so stupid that I
just have to laugh. Perhaps, though,the people that I laugh most around are
my sweet little grandkids. I love the innocent things they say and do. One
thing that can always make me laugh is hearing a baby laugh. Their laughs
are so hearty.

Another thing that  adds a bit of "cheery" to the monotony of my life are
surprises. Good ones, of course. I have had plenty of the other kind.
Sometimes it is as simple as a nurse, or somebody else, bringing me a little
treat such as a Tim Horton's coffee or home baking, etc. I am always cheered
up by visitors of any kind but, especially, surprise visitors or ones that I
don't see often. Last year, I had a surprise visit from my ex-husband's
brother and his wife. They live in Ontario but were in western Canada so
they made a special trip to Cold Lake to see me. That certainly was a
"cheery" surprise. I also had several visits from a couple of ladies who
were friends of mine in university. Obviously OLD friends! The same is true
of e-mails. Getting a surprise e-mail (as long as it is a good one) adds a
bit of "cheery" to my life.

Speaking of e-mails, receiving e-mails can really boost up my spirits. Quite
a number of the e-mails that I receive are devotionals that I enjoy reading.
However, what really adds "cheery" are personal e-mails,. Especially from my
kids.

One major source of "cheery" in my life are my grandchildren.  I don't see
my real grandson in person very often. However, I look forward to skype
visits and watching the little imp. But I do get to see my "adopted"
grandchildren often and, invariably, their sunny smiles brings lots of
"cheery" into my day. No matter how bleak and dismal it may seem. They often
make me laugh which, as I mentioned earlier, brings "cheery" into my life.

One last occurrence that brings a glimpse of "cheery" into my day-to-day
existence can be my thoughts. A lot of my thought life seems to be a
struggle to keep my thoughts focused on God and His promises rather than on
all the negative circumstances. Occasionally, though, my thoughts drift onto
something that brings some "cheery" into my day. One is when I start
thinking about Heaven. Just thinking about being with Jesus and with no more
pain and suffering has to make me happy. Trouble is, I don't have those
thoughts often enough. Other times, my thoughts drift onto pleasant
memories. Perhaps, from my childhood, when my kids were little, my
university days, etc.

I don't have much happy in my life at present but I also have to admit that,
for all of us, we can always find something positive in any situation if we
try hard enough. A lot of times, I am probably guilty of not looking past my
negative circumstances to see the good things in my life.