one day at a time

I have been thinking about life here in Mexico, there is less fluff than in the US. I have also been observing the glad and thankful hearts these people have. Not hearts of ignorance, nor innocence; but hearts that recognize the reality of life. In life there are days of celebration and days of sorrow. We in the US , I think, expect the celebrations as normalcy, when days of sadness come we are upset that the good-life is gone. My teachers here, the Mexicans, are much better at living in the present. They grieve their sadness with gusto and they also celebrate joys with all their being. OJALA (May it be) that God is teaching me to live in the present, to search out the joys of each day! of each moment! Some days I have to look harder and accept "joys" other than what I was looking for or expecting. But they are there- sometimes as small as a humming bird hoovering outside my window, other times it's much more obvious like an unexpected visit from a friend. May we all learn to seek out friendships, joy, small gifts, beauty- LOVE.