My "Happy Box"

Years ago, (10? 15? 20? - I have no idea when) one of the things I did as a volunteer was to accompany a woman to her doctor's apppointments. She had severe environmental allergies and so needed help applying her oxygen if she passed out from gas fumes from the taxi , cigarette smoke, or whatever else in the environment would set off her severe reactions. She had experienced many sad, painful, and traumatic events in her life and her multiple health problems made life complicated for her. In addition to her Christian faith, one of the ways she coped with the disappointments and discouraging things in her life was with her "happy box". In this box she kept pictures of people and things she loved, encouraging and inspiring letters, notes, poems, etc. Whenever she felt sad or discouraged, she would look through her "happy box" and feast on all the beautiful things that inspired her to be happy and to count her blessings.

So even though my life is nothing like hers, not complicated or painful or discouraging, my blog sometimes reminds me of her "Happy Box". I love looking back through my blog.I love seeing the pictures because they represent things, people and experiences I really love or that have inspired me. Looking through it makes me feel all warm and happy inside and so blessed!