"If we only look around us, there are a thousand reasons for us not to be happy, and it is simplicity itself to blame our unhappiness on the things we lack in life. It doesn't take any talent at all to find them. The problem is, the more we focus on the things we don’t have, the more unhappy and more resentful we become"
Joseph B. Wirthlin
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It was a beautiful day today. It was sunny and around 65 degrees. Not bad for November in northern Utah! I felt a little desire (little, mind you) to clean, and spent quite sometime today bleaching and disinfecting various areas around the house. I had the windows open and let the nice cool breeze freshen our home. I suddenly felt the desire to get the windows spotless, so I spent the next hour or more washing windows inside and out. As I did this seemingly tedious chore, I was reminded of how much I LOVE having windows. Did I ever mention that Geoff and I lived for nearly 7 years in a basement with no windows? We had no concept of night or day. I lit that basement with so many lamps and it was "light". What I realized living down there is that no amount of artificial light can compensate for a lack of natural sun light (and have been able to use that analogy in terms of trying to have joy in our lives with things other than the ONLY source of true joy, the Savior, Jesus Christ). I am in no way complaining of our living arrangements in that basement, for I feel so blessed to have had that experience of living with my grandparents, and still miss that basement sometimes. But being above ground has been a great thing for us. I never will take windows for granted again.
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