Wow!

December 14, 2011 at 9:54 am · Filed under Daily Encouragements, Family, Good stuff, Inspiration, Mostly true, Poems, Stories ·Tagged Charles L. Mashburn, God, http://magicinthebackyard.wordpress.com/, story, the man in the mirror, wow, writer

Two of my recent posts may have led some of you to believe I am in a mental and/or spiritual funk. This is definitely not the case! I am happy with who, what, and where I am in my life, and those posts are merely depictions of the occasional dips in my enthusiasm.

We all have our ups and downs, and it’s nothing to be ashamed of, or to spend any time worrying about. I propose when we are in a low time, we keep looking to God, knowing He will bring us out of the valley and send us soaring to the top once again. But here’s my point: Are our valleys always as bad as we perceive them to be? In my case, I have to answer with a resounding NO!

Yes, we sometimes find ourselves fighting a serious situation, and in those times it’s often impossible not to be sad or depressed. But! Too many times, we are in a woe-is-me state of mind when it is not only unnecessary, but… well… speaking from my own perspective, ridiculous!

While walking my old dog a few mornings ago, I was in one of those heavy-hearted-for-no-good-reason moods; one of those where you can’t even put your finger on why you’re feeling down or depressed. I suddenly spoke out loud, “Are you kidding me?” A few steps further and I said it again, but with more enthusiasm. I realized how absolutely crazy it was for me to be sad, upset, or otherwise distressed about anything!

I mean for goodness sakes! I don’t have everything, but compared to the vast majority of people in the world, I have it made. I am loved, I have a comfortable home, plenty to eat, and more stuff than I know what to do with. I literally have nothing to complain about!

But, I do complain, and I do get down in the dumps. I’m only human, after all.

Later that morning, I was talking to Mom, trying to cheer her up. She’s had some reason to be down lately, but even so, she, too, has a pretty good life compared to most. But, much to my amazement, Mom gets depressed and sad at times, just like the rest of us. (I tend to think my mom is above all that, so it comes as a shock to me when she exhibits human traits.)

But as I told Mom, about my own case of the doldrums that morning, I suddenly said, “Mom, we need a Wow button!” I told her this imaginary button should be always available, and anytime we begin to feel down, we should press it; the purpose being to recognize our world is a “Wow” world, and we should be viewing it that way. Instead of looking at our problems and being depressed about whatever is wrong, we should be looking at all the good things in our life and shouting, “Wow!”

Come on! Give me a big “Wow!”

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If you’d like to read the posts I refer to at the beginning of this, click on the links below:

An Ordinary Guy

Mostly About the Past

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