It was many years ago. I was a young dad sitting on the couch reading a
fairy tale to my little girl. She sat next to me with her head on my arm
as I told the tale. When it came to the end I finished with those famous
words: "And they lived happily ever after." As I looked over to her
with her wavy, brown hair and big, innocent eyes I could see the smile
on her face and I never wanted it to end. It dawned on me then that the
ending of the book was what I wanted for her. I wanted her to "live
happily ever after."
Still, deep in my heart I knew that this
couldn't always be so. I knew that there would be times when her heart
was broken. I knew there would be times when she cried in grief and I
couldn't comfort her. I knew there would be times when all she felt
was fear, sadness, sorrow, and despair.
As I stroked her hair and
smiled at her I hoped that those times would be brief and that she would
have joy in her life more often than not. Living happily ever after,
though, seemed out of the question.
It took me a lot of years to
realize that it IS possible to live happily ever after. You just have to
do it one day at a time. Happiness you see isn't some reward that you
get at the end of your journey. Happiness isn't something dependent on
what life hands you. Happiness is something you create in your life
choice by choice and day by day.
The truth is happiness comes
when you love and love is not a slave to circumstances. Love is a gift
from God. It is love that mends broken hearts. It is love that heals
grief. It is love that defeats fear, soothes sorrow, and brings light to
darkness. It is love that gives us joy. It is love that connects us to
God and brings us back to Heaven. Choose to love today then! Choose to
"live happily ever after, one day at a time."
Joseph J.
Mazzella
One Day at a Time
Today's Bible Verse:
"Taste ye and see that Jehovah is good, O the happiness of the man
who trusteth in Him." (Psalm 34:8 YLT)
One Day at a Time
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