To begin with

I don't claim to have more knowledge than anyone else but I have learned some things that may be helpful to others

One of the most important things I have learned is that life is not as hard as some think it is.  We all are given 24 hours everyday to do with whatever we want to.  We can choose to be happy or not. We can choose to work hard or hardly work. We can choose to help others or just look out for ourself.  These are all choices that are individual to each of us.  Everyday we choose how we will spend the 24 hours we have.  I choose to be thankful that I have one more day to breathe. Life, for the most part, is average and mundane, I need to be thankful for that because one day I will need the strength to deal with a crisis.

Everyday does not have to be special or spectacular, listen to the sound the wind makes as it blows through the trees, follow the shadows the suns creates as it moves across your yard. These are little things that make me realize that there is something much bigger than me in control of all of this.  It is a liberating feeling knowing that I am not the center of the universe.  It will go on with or without me but I can make it a nicer place for me simply by enjoying it everyday.