A Merry Heart

I am attempting to post something I’m thankful for, each and every Monday, as part of the 1000 Gifts or Multitude Mondays challenge. Today I will be  focusing on cheerfulness.
I am so thankful for the activities and people  in my life that bring me laughter and merriment. I am naturally a more introspective person and tend to see all the things that are NOT going well in my life, so I guess that’s why I so value the people and things around me that make me LAUGH. And belly laughs – well, those are in a category all their own.

So, I'm thankful especially for my children who all have very good senses of humour. I don't think a week goes by that we don't all have a good laugh at the table. It's sometimes at my expense, but oh well, that comes with growing older and having young adult children who think they never will be!  So 'old people' jokes are quite common around here. (Good thing I have a fairly good sense of humour).

I have to say that my younger sister takes the cake on making me laugh. I can’t help but chuckle constantly when I’m around her.  She is one of those rare people that can laugh in the face of all kinds of adversity. And she brings all those around her along for the ride!

I respect that a lot. How many of us laugh when things are going well, but droop like Eeyore when life stinks? I guess I could put my hand up ever so hesitantly, most of the time.  My goal is to become a woman who is genuinely content and happy despite my circumstances.  It’s a journey, one day, one circumstance at a time.
So, thanks goes out to all  who in their own unique way  contribute to proving that  “a merry heart does good, like medicine!” (Prov. 17:22)