It is good to remind ourselves that this journey we are on needs to be built on the foundation of integrity, tensile strength, and resiliency. And it starts with the mindset that we have good days, great days, no bad days, yes tough moments, some of them very sad but never a bad day. Our life is ours to embrace, to make it worth living, to treat those around us like we want to be treated. To show compassion at moments of frustration, to seek to understand rather than judge, to celebrate even the simplest of moments ….because they are ours and ours to love.

Like stars across the sky we are all meant to shine, and it is up to us to shine as bright as we want. Our lives are made, not given, and a positive attitude is, at the end of the day, the core ingredient for the recipe of a life that matters – add a bit of respect, resiliency, love, and laughter and the journey just gets better and better. And we can make everyday matter, not just for ourselves, but all around us as well. From love, we grow love. Touch it, feel it, embrace it, appreciate it….Yes, every day matters

Loving life when I am feeling it

Joe