Enjoy The Scenery {Printable}

We've had an eventful couple of days at our house.  My husband found out he needs a root canal and a crown, one of my twins has pink eye, and the other twin got his second set of stitches in five weeks.  Boy, oh boy!  Isn't life full of ups and downs?  I think it's time for another uplifting quote on happiness.  

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I think it's safe to say there's not a single person alive who can say everything in life has gone exactly as planned.  I definitely can't (our tree-year-old's birthday is the day after our twins' birthday, how's that for lack-of-planning!).  But I have to say I really wouldn't trade any of the detours life has given me.  I can say that now, but often times going through the detours I've wanted my direct route back!  It's taken me awhile to realize that there's always learning, growth, and even beauty in the detours of life.

This all reminds me of something I heard Elder Richard G. Scott say (click here to read more).  He said we really shouldn't ever ask, "why me?" when life gives us a detour.  Instead, we should ask questions like these:

I've memorized these questions, and every time life throws me a curve, I run through this list of questions in my mind.  I love these questions because they lead my thoughts in a positive direction, instead of diving into a pity party, which can be all too easy to do at times.

I sure hope your life is filled with as many direct routes as possible, but don't be afraid of the detours.  They can even be enjoyable, if you'll let them.

Here's another happiness quote I posted a few months ago  I love this one just as much as today's.  Click here to print it.

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