Sometimes I think our minds must come equipped with an overflow valve. There is so much going on in the world that it is impossible to comprehend it all.

Unfortunately, sometimes we become so totally immersed in our own world that we lose sight of the bigger picture.

On the one hand, it has been difficult to relocate, moving as often as I have. It has sometimes been lonely traveling alone so much. BUT on the other hand I have had the enormous opportunity to view the world and be reminded that life has little to do with me and more to do with "us."

I have always said that I enjoy going outside that being at the beach or at the water's edge is fantastic because it reminds me that every minute things are changing. It is the natural order of things. It reminds me that I am just one of many who inhabit this planet today and certainly small in comparison to all who have come before. My problems and concerns that seem sometime to be paralyzing and insurmountable are nothing compared to what others are facing at this exact same time.

I've never been a fan of reading the news as it seems to be filled with stories of people hurting people. People at war. People being cruel to each other.

Lately the weather station has become as frightening as anything to be found in the news. The weather headlines are filled with storms, floods, fires, and death and destruction so vast it is hard to impossible to imagine.

It is more and more important that each of us respect and enjoy the moments of our lives. I truly believe we have a divine given responsibility to create happiness for ourselves and others.

We have been given an overflow valve that prevents us from being totally able to comprehend the unfortunate and horrible things that are happening in the world. It's a blessing. The even greater blessing is that we each have the power to create happiness. Often we do it without realizing it. Happiness can be found in the little things.

It may just take a smile, maybe saying hello, helping someone, paying the toll for the person behind you to make yourself happy and pass it on. Imagine if everyone did that today. It would be awesome.

A wonderful way to say thank you for not being one of the people in the headlines or effected by horrific weather or war is to make someone happy.

I hope someone makes you happy today and that you pass it on.