On Beauty

a view from Cincinnati's riverfront


You may live or work around a bunch of weeds,
but don’t let that stop you from blooming.
Realize that your environment
does not prevent you from being happy.
...Some people spend all their time
trying to pull up all the weeds.
Meanwhile, they miss much of their lives.
Don’t worry about things you can’t change.
You can’t change the traffic in the morning.
You can’t fix everybody at work..
But you shouldn’t let that
keep you from being happy.
Bloom anyway and focus on
the things that you can change.
You can change your own attitude.
You can choose to be happy right where you are.


Joel Osteen