Life is Good

I started blogging for a few reasons. For one, I have always wanted to journal, but I have never done so consistently. I thought that since I waste so much time online as it is, I may as well turn that time into something productive-ish. Another reason I wanted to write a blog was to try to force myself to see the blessings in my life. Something I firmly believe is that living with gratitude in your heart will make you a happier person. Who doesn't want to be happy, right? Building on that idea, I wasn't feeling particularly happy at the junction in my life when I started this blog, so I was also trying to teach myself how to be a happy person.
There have been a lot of ups and downs in terms of how often I post to this blog since I started over a year ago. There was a stretch there where I was averaging 1.5-2 posts a week, and that made me feel like I finally found a consistent way to journal. It was also helping me to think about the blessings in my life, if only so I would have something to write about later. And I really was starting to feel happier from day to day. All of this is awesome. Really awesome.
The side effect of all this happiness is that I haven't been struggling as much. I was generally using my blog as a forum to find blessings in the struggles, but I just haven't been struggling. Less struggling has meant fewer posts, which is fine.
Today I want to express my gratitude for the opportunity to remember my blessings and therefore be happy this blog has afforded me. I'm glad I started it and I am grateful that it has been the tool I had hoped it would be. I am grateful for the happiness I am experiencing more regularly in my life, and the blessings that affords me and my family.
Life is good.