Today I feel happiness.  No, scratch that.  I feel gratitude. I feel the urge of joy like the waves trying to shallow me.  Yet, I feel peace; warm; and content.  It’s the most precious moment I have this year. 

 Lilo has been on her best behavior lately.  Today, as always, she kissed me before I go to work.  My father was still sleeping in his room; and mom walked me out to the car.  While today is gloomy outside, I feel the sun shines down on me.  I feel much love.  Much content. 

Contentment is something that I am working toward all my life; ever since I realized it means more than Happiness.  I just want to give everyone a big hug . What is a big hug anyway? but heck, I don’t care.  If I see you, I will to hug you. I know it sounds silly but I feel I have much love to give and to share.  Corny, I know.  Maybe, I have gone over my head with this tremedous joy (which is from nowhere that I know within me) but I feel alive.  I’m happy that I am alive, typing this and listening to Canon in D. 

 At the age of 26, I have what I want.  I still have my family with me.  I have my Lilo, my heart, my joy.  I have the joy of going to work and have the ability to have my work done.  I have scratched the jealousy and hatred from my heart for quite sometime now.  It has all healed.  I have forgiven everyone who hurted me from the hurt part of my heart.  That was relieved and warm.  Right now, I’m grateful that I have my ten toes and ten fingers, a warm and pure heart, and a content smile on my face.

May this feeling in my heart never fade and everyone could feel the same way that I do.

–Gratitude–