Because of and in spite of...

Life has a way of filling in the gaps.

Put a plant in the ground and it grows towards the light.  Allow a person to be what they are and do what they do best and they will thrive as much as they possibly can.

I do not know what the future holds in store for me.  I only know what fills me with joy and I have to believe that is the thing I am meant to do.

Happy people seem to live longer, be healthier, do more good to the world around them.

I'm not talking about hedonistic ecstasy, just plain old joyful content.

If I am unhappy it comes through in everything I do and touch. 

I am not the center of the universe, but I am the center of my universe.  I just do the best I can and the world will do likewise.

Because of me, or in spite of me, life goes on.