Okay, this is going to sound a bit melodramatic but, I've been noticing lately how easy it is to get bummed out these days!! With the change of seasons, the many demands on our lives, the constant tragic stories that you find on the news...it's easy to slip into a state of forgetting our real priorities. The simple miracle of being alive often gets overlooked by bills, rush hour traffic and our inability at times to find our own middle ground.

I know that when I feel like this, I am quick to find refuge in those things that bring me back to my centre...more often than not, the Bible or going to church, writing and reading or just finding a way to reconnect. I do have another secret weapon though...one that hightens nearly all of my senses and reminds me of how glorious it is to just wake up everyday!!

This has been one of my favourite songs/videos ever since it was first released many years ago. Whether you are feeling under the weather or on top of the world...take a moment and watch this!

Look at the beautiful images...listen to the amazing lyrics...hear the inspiring music...and try, try, try...to feel this way everyday. Because everyday, when the sun rises and we open our eyes, that is worth raising our hands to the heavens and being thankful for!!

"Every year another promise is made...a pint of beer raised towards a better day...let's find a star, a star to call our own...and make a wish, maybe we can make it home..." ~ Edwin (Alive)