My life, and everyone else's lives

[ailbhe]

All around me, it seems, people are ill, often with cancer, or they are mourning natural or violent deaths of loves ones, or dealing with fears related to past events, or overcoming recent or not-recent traumas, or fighting ongoing David and Goliath style political battles without a proper sling, or...

And my life is lovely. We are more or less accustomed to our (rich developed nation style) slightly straitened circumstances, we are all four of us well, we are working gradually on getting our house closer to perfection, we are not in any way persecuted or singled out for mistreatment.

And we're happy and the four of us are getting along really, really well; seeing Rob come home after a rough day of work and be transformed by his daughter's joy in seeing him is mindbogglingly enriching.

Comments

[serene]

I'm really, really glad things are going well for you.

[firecat]

Yay, I'm so glad to hear that things are going well!

[nitoda]

Thank you - it is lovely to be reminded that all is not doom and gloom and happy posts like this really do help! :-)

[ailbhe]

I'm glad!

[nex0s.livejournal.com]

THIS!

N.

[sashajwolf.livejournal.com]

Thirded.

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

While it is appropriate to feel sad for those who are going through tragedy, and to offer whatever help you can, it is also important to feel grateful for your own circumstances -- and NEVER to feel guilty for NOT suffering right now.

[ailbhe]

I rather enjoy the contrast to the last few years, in some ways, actually!

[haggis.livejournal.com]

*nods* It's good to luck up from the daily small stresses and realise how good my life is. I am blessed with three amazing relationships, a job which is challenging and well paid in a supportive company and I am healthy and happy in my own skin. I am very lucky.

[taimatsu]

I have a lot of good things happening in my life right now. I do miss having a romantic/intimate relationship, and sharing a household with people I like, and I wish my relationship with my family were closer, but I have some brilliant friends and am in a position where I can control a lot of things I couldn't alter six or twelve months ago. Things may not be perfect, but I can make them better and in many areas I am. (But I have been feeling very *single* over the last few days, for some reason, and not in a good way. I need to remind myself of the good things about that state.) Sorry, ramble. I'm so glad you and your family are happy. You do a great hjob of sharing that happiness, all of you. :)

[1ngi.livejournal.com]

:)

[pir-anha.livejournal.com]

yay! i am really glad life is so good for you!

[rmc28]

*grin*

It is good to be happy. I love watching Charles and Tony reunite too :)

[hitchhiker.livejournal.com]

:)

[hopeforyou.livejournal.com]

I'm glad good things are going on in your life. I like hearing good news amid my difficulties and those of others.

[kelvix.livejournal.com]

Although sometimes it's hard to do without the things that I enjoyed as a matter of course a couple of years ago, I get an awful lot of happiness from watching B play with his toys, dance, or discover something new.

And his little face when he sees each of us after a period of absence is wonderful - when M hears the happy "bapa" cry, he cannot fail to be lightened up by it, even after a very long day