We are all familiar with the perspective of your glass either being 'half full' or 'half empty.' It tends to color our view of life in general. I would like to think I am a half full person but in all honesty, I think I lean toward the half empty side. I regard it more as realism rather than pessimism, although there are certainly times my vision is clouded with a downright gloomy outlook!
Conversely, there are those who appear eternally "peppy." I intend this in the most positive way - they are vibrant, enthusiastic, spirited and, simply, happy. For those of us who fall in the less-than-peppy category, they can be a little annoying... like a high school cheerleader on Mountain Dew. Except when it's genuine; then they are a delight!
I have known such people and I know one now. She is a friend and a neighbor, a sister in the Lord. I don't believe I have ever seen her without a smile on her face; not a fake smile she wears as a mask but a real, sincere, friendly smile. She can be absolutely silly - you simply have to laugh! It's refreshing and I am blessed to know her.
Do you know someone like that? Are you someone like that? God bless you! You make this time on earth a little more tolerable, and your zest for living - living for Jesus - is something to not just admire but emulate. Know that you spread the love and joy of Jesus merely by being you. And we thank you.
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