Life is full spectrum. Different life events are different colors and we add colors and emotions more often then we realize. And once we add to our color wheel that is our lives, they are there for good. And while some we wish were never added, they do pose as a positive later on when another shade of that same color is added. We now have something to compare this new situation to. Is this new color lighter or darker than the one that came before it? Either which way, it’s often a shade of perspective. And when you take a step back to look at your colorful life, you then can really see if you really lived and how you really sorted out and felt about your life moments and life rarities. Are there more light colors than dark? Are there more happy colors than sad? And while some moments are destined to be and the color and shade is already predetermined, there are times that you decide when you add to your color wheel and what shade it’s going to be. And that is mostly because of one thing. Irony.

Life is so ironic. It often takes one thing for us to be able to value the exact opposite. For example, we need to experience absence in order for us to appreciate presence. We need to experience quiet for us to appreciate noise. We need to experience sadness for us to know happiness. Life is full spectrum. Isn’t it ironic that I used to dread running on windy days and now I’d face hurricane strength winds to have just one more run? Isn’t it ironic that some days your kids drive you insane and you’d do anything for 5 minutes of alone time for only someday in the future you’ll want those days back? It takes a variety of everything in order for us to live a full life. And while we don’t always appreciate the lows while we are in the moment, hindsight is always 20/20.

I have experienced days alone in a hospital bed. I’ve experienced sleepless nights thinking about life and where mine is going. And that’s why days like today are so important to me. Why I choose to add today to my life’s color wheel. Like as I type this I am having a happy & simple rare moment. My whole family napping in the living room on a windy Sunday afternoon. One of the kids is curled up in Dads chair. Another snuggled up on my lap. And the third one is tucked up next to Dad watching The Dukes of Hazzard. Afternoons like this is a rarity in my world. And because of the different shades that life has brought my way is why I have perspective I do about moments like these. Absolutely lazy and perfect moments. So today I want you to look at your color wheel. To remember the days you used to dread though now you’d do anything to experience it one more time. Life is hard. Life is unexpected. Life is ironic. Life is colorful. Don’t forget to love every shade of yours.

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