Amazing is

Christmas has been amazing this year and the only thing that is really different is me.

I am able to be happy, or at least satisfied, with things the way they are.

It is not what I have dreamed it could be. It is not what I once thought it should be. It is not even what many people would consider wonderful, but for me -- it is.

In a world constantly torn by nasty people I am surrounded by some of the best people in the world and the peace that brings is shockingly awesome.

Peace on earth is a nice thought, but it is a little too sweeping to be a real possibility. Peace in my life has turned out to be much more manageable.

I guess we have to start close with the hope that it will spread out like ripples in a pond, or sunlight on a lake. Some day it may reach the shore, or fill the depths, but for now it's a start.

I am amazed how simple that is.