Maybe I have had more than my share of hard times in life, so I am constantly looking for the good, but as I am sitting on my back patio smoking some chicken breasts it occurred to me how good most of us have it in life. We can work and get most anything we want... be it cars motorcycles, power tools, toys... I have a wife that after 35 years I still stare at, and think how lucky I am that she loves me. 3 grown kids who are relatively successful in life and some that have overcome some schit in life that they didn't expect but they handled it well.
I have some great friends, some who post on these forums, and some that have stayed at my house that have had a huge impact in my life by how they overcome challenges and influenced me in many ways. Contemplating existence, and although I have had some huge pain over the years, it has always been overshadowed by all the good stuff. As I have lurked and posted a little in OT, I have seen some other people here that I don't know personally, but i get the impression that they have made decisions to play the cards they were dealt as best as they could, and have reaped the rewards. I saw a spare tire cover on a jeep that said "Life is Good"
I am sure some of you if you stop and think would agree that although it can be tough to be positive about life... Overall it has some really fun and exiting times, if we choose to look for them. BTW beer and smoking meat is high on my list..
