55/365 - Happiness

As I lie here now, drifting off to sleep, I can say I am truly happy. "Happy," I'm coming to realize, is not just an emotion, but is a state of being that exists within a humble gratitude for simple comforts, a willing acceptance of the daily challenges of living life with all its frustrations, heartache, and fulfillment, and, most of all, in the vulnerable act of loving and being loved. At this moment, if just this one moment, I can relish the goodness of simply being alive. What a gift it is.