Perspective

I don't know that there has been any day in my life that I have not been thankful for the gift of perspective. Not only my own, but the effort I make each day of trying to understand the perspective of others. It helps me take a breath and step back from something that at first sight may have appeared to be really, really, bad.  But at second glance is just a bump in the road.  But the best thing it has done for me is to help me embrace the beautiful and happy moments that really matter, no matter how small.  Because perspective has taught me that those are what I will cling to and fall back on when I am trying to drive over a speed bump.