The next day, December 26th something peculiar happened. Lucy Gray was only 10 years old at the time. She was going ice skating with her sister, Rivoli Holland when she noticed that her snow globe was no where to be found. It wasn't where she left it, by her bed. It wasn't in her room, Rivie's room, or any room in the house. Rivie was 14 then and had just read the Nancy Drew books. She decided it might be fun to tell her little sister it was a big mystery and they just had to solve it. They decided to go to the gift shop by their house since they sold snow globes there. When they entered the big, wooden door and walked in a breeze of snowflakes circled around them....
The world is big. It can be scary. It can be a lot of things, a lot of adjectives because well, it's the WORLD. But there is so much good in it. Make it your mission to notice the good in every day life. One thing that you can count on is the sun. It rises, it's warm, it gives light. Things we need. Things that are good, life sustaining, bright. Happiness is not a side affect of a perfect life. Waiting to be happy is just plain silly. Happiness wants to come into your life, in fact, it already has, so acknowledge and befriend it. Make it deeper and better with gratitude, consistence and effort. The good in the world is apparent and abundant, just like happiness. Focusing on the good doesn't mean we ignore the sad stuff going on, refuse to ever watch the news, or be ignorant of pressing matters around the world. It just means that you cling to hope, never give up, fight discouragement and let the good into your life. Let the good in, put some good out, let light radiate fr...
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