Life is Wonderful

Life is Wonderful- Jason Mraz

It takes a crane to build a crane
It takes two floors to make a story
It takes an egg to make a hen
It takes a hen to make an egg
There is no end to what I'm saying

It takes a thought to make a word
And it takes some words to make an action
It takes some work to make it work
It takes some good to make it hurt
It takes some bad for satisfaction

La la la la la la la life is wonderful
Ah la la la la la la life goes full circle
Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful
Al la la la la

It takes a night to make it dawn
And it takes a day to make you yawn brother
And it takes some old to make you young
It takes some cold to know the sun
It takes the one to have the other

And it takes no time to fall in love
But it takes you years to know what love is
It takes some fears to make you trust
It takes those tears to make it rust
It takes the dust to have it polished

Ha la la la la la la life is wonderful
Ah la la la la la la life goes full circle
Ah la la la la la la life is so full of
Ah la la la la la la life is so rough
Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful
Ah la la la la la la life goes full circle
Ah la la la la la la life is our love
Ah la la la la la

It takes some silence to make sound
It takes a loss before you found it
And it takes a road to go nowhere
It takes a toll to make you care
It takes a hole to make a mountain

Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful
Ah la la la la la la life goes full circle
Ha la la la la la life is wonderful
Ha la la la la la life is meaningful
Ha la la la la la life is wonderful
Ha la la la la la life it is...so... wonderful
It is so meaningful
It is so wonderful
It is meaningful
It is wonderful
It is meaningful
It goes full circle
Wonderful
Meaningful
Full circle
Wonderful

Every time I hear this song, I stop and think about what it really means, and it never ceases to amaze me. I never really stop and take time to just look at the beauty of the world we live in, and it may sound cheesy, but it's true. We've all heard the saying, "stop and smell the flowers," but I think we're forgetting it. When was the last time you took a minute to look back at things and just enjoy life. When did you last look at your accomplishments? I know that it's been a while since I've just taken a minute to look back at how lucky I am to have all the things I do today.

I have an amazing family, first of all. They are they for me when I am down. They bear my wrath when I am mad, make me laugh until it hurts. Without them, I don't know what I'd do. Together we go to movies like 'Breaking Dawn' repeatedly with my sweet grandma. We goof off late into the night, not wanting to go to sleep in fear of missing something fun. My sisters and I sleep in the same room on Christmas Eve, giddy awaiting the next day. On New Years we would go out onto the porch and bang pots and pans together. On the 4th of July we sit on the roof and watch the fireworks from several different cities. On St. Patrick's day, we do NOT go around pinching each other, thankfully. We cheerfully laugh and sing together in the car, creating "caraoke", our car version of karaoke. What more could I ask for? I have an amazing family, and I couldn't ask for anyone better to support me each and every day.

When they can't be there for me because I am at school, or they are at work, I have my amazing friends. Each of them is just about as different as they can be, yet we all manage to somehow get along. It amazes me sometimes how things like this work, but anyway, they can tell when someone in our little 'group' is upset, and immediately go to comfort them and find out whats wrong. Whether it's me or someone else that is upset, I appreciate it when they try their hardest to cheer each other up.

Along with great family and friends I am lucky enough to have a nice house, bedroom, and meals on the table every night. My parents work their hardest just to provide us with what we have, and occasionally spoil us with things like trips to Hawaii or Boston. Even though they get worried when they've told us before, that Christmas is going to be smaller than the year before, we do our best to assure them that it doesn't matter to us, all we want on Christmas is to be together, laughing and enjoying our time together. I am so lucky to have the amazing life that I do today, and I appreciate my friends and family who help make everyday special. I love you guys!

P.S: Happy Early Turkey Day!