Enter With a Happy Heart

Have you ever noticed how old people are either grumpy and crotchety frowning at everything. . .or the most kind and gentle sweetly smiling folks?  I noticed this and made up my mind that I did not want to let life's sorrows turn me into a bitter old woman.  This, I found, was not an easy task.  Life is often not fair.  It is not a bed of roses and if you knew my story you might think I have every right to be an angry and resentful.  I am no Pollyanna. . .and yet, I seek each day to embrace life with joy in my heart, focusing on the things I can be grateful for. . .even if it is just an old rusting bike with no seat that has seen better days.  Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Acrylic painting. 16 x 20 inches. 2006.