Simple.

After a lonesome night & a few encouraging text messages, I woke up this morning & reminded myself that "this too shall pass."

To get back to my happy place, I decided to pay more attention to the details of my day.  Things that made me happy and grateful:

• Having a job that exhausts me.
• Inside jokes with co-workers.
• Seeing my innocent little nephew smile.
• Reading a book outside while watching my hellion swim in the swimming pool.
• Watching my mother grill a Philipino delicacy alongside grilled corn on the cob, with such ease.  
• Eating said delicacy and realizing how much my parents have sacrificed for me.
• My dad.  My heart swells with love & admiration.
• Watching my parents water the garden together.
• Hearing my hellion say, "Mommy, you make me happy."

The little things.