{Yellow Nothings}

There are many things in life to be grateful for -- many, many things. But there are the hard things in life that are difficult to be grateful for. Those are the yellow nothings, the things that we wish to forget about or perhaps, the things we wish would have never come about.

You see, in life we have all of those beautiful flowers, the ones that people buy in the store on Valentine's Day or an anniversary. These are the flowers that everyone wants, the ones that everyone pays for. But then there are the flowers that are maybe not as beautiful, but they are still flowers. A flower is a flower is a flower. Right? I know, you get it.

But I just have to get this thought out and I hope I can make any sense of it. In life we have those things that we are obviously grateful for. These things are priceless. They are worth more than any amount of money you could spend. If you had to, you would spend all the money in the world on these things.You don't even have to second guess yourself. But then there are the things in your life that you are maybe not so grateful for -- mistakes, deaths, flaws, trials, heartbreaks (just to name a few). We often wish to get over, forget, or erase these things. These are again the yellow nothings -- the flowers that aren't ravish-worthy or paid for, the flowers that are often forgotten about.

But, oh their beauty. 

I think we should probably be grateful for those yellow nothings because without those yellow nothings, we would not have the holiday flowers, the special flowers -- the expensive flowers. 

Those "special" flowers wouldn't even be special. 

We have to be grateful for it all, every last bit of it. And when I say "it," I mean life. 

Today, I am feeling extra grateful. I am grateful for these yellow flowers, the plane that got Mike safely to the Bahamas, a package in the mail, a compliment from a co-worker, a night that is going to spent with best friends, and most of all, peace. I feel at peace with life and that in itself can change your whole perspective. Just be simple.