I don't feel a day over 8,472!

Today is my 10,000th day of life. No more am I bound to quadruple digits for my daily count.

Several years ago, I wondered how old someone would be (in years) when they've lived 10,000 days. I figured roughly 27.4 years and then got especially curious as to when MY 10,000th day would be. First, I figured it out the hard way. Taking leap days into account I figured out that today would be number 10k. Then, to verify, I found a Web site that automatically calculates such things and it verified the date.

Then I got to thinking: It's all well and good to celebrate yearly birthdays, but that has no real bearing on how you live your life on a regular basis. We package the good and the bad into blocks contained by when we wake up in the morning and when we go to bed.

Sometimes, right before I go to bed, I catch myself thinking, "this was a really good day!" The pieces all came together to make for a really rewarding experience. I praise God for each of those. Then there are those that make me think, "I don't know if anything else could have gone wrong today." The sum total of experiences leaves a lot to be desired. I then pray that I will learn lessons from that day and ask God that He help the next day to be better.

We should not discount the importance of each and every day in our lives. Recently one of our City Council members lost her husband to a heart attack. One day he was fine, and the next day he was gone. Thousands of Americans said goodbye to their loved ones on a September morning years ago and never expected the terror that would take place and affect their families forever. Those are the tragic days that we can never anticipate but will change us so deeply.

We must try to find the most good out of every day we live. Sure, there are the really good days like birthdays, wedding days, graduation days, Thanksgiving Days, etc. But every other non-"special" day, we should see how much good still lies therein. We should bless the Lord for a little child slurping the milk out of their cereal bowl. We should thank God for being able to hang out with friends to watch a football game. We should always be grateful for every good thing that happens...every day.

Have a good day, friend. Smiles.