Be Happy through Loss

This past year or so, I have lost family members, a friend, and two days ago a beloved pet.

One would wonder if happiness is appropriate in the face of such loss. I say, it is perfectly appropriate.
All religions that acknowledge afterlife, say that death is only a beginning, that great joy and experience lies beyond this mortal coil.
Funerals in the past were not just ceremony and full of grieving but celebrations of life.

When faced with the loss of a loved one, remember their lives, no matter how long or short, remember the love and joy they brought into this world, and remember that they will carry that love, joy, and experience onward.

I will miss you
Aunt Venus
Perry
Nikki
Lil Bit

Be happy...even if you're mad...

With the recent occurance of the oil spill in the gulf and the government showing less and less competence... it can be very hard to still be happy.

Remember to pray
Remember that some things are not in your control
and remember some things are...

THe oil spill does make me wonder why those in charge, or at least those with the money, couldn't have built wind turbines and solar panels rather than dangerous oil facilities in the middle of the Gulf where it can be so damaging. I also ask why no one considered something like this happening and had their multi-million dollar collection of engineersfigure out a way to fix it...

there's my rant now...how I stay happy.

I am not able to fix this myself.
I am, however, able to pray for the engineers, the politicians, the environmentalists, and everyone else who has a hand in the situation.
Please let those in Washington quit playing the Blame Game and put their heads together to find a way to fix this before the oil does any more damage.