What makes you Happy?

As 2010 winds down, and the air gets colder and small children get greedier greedier, ask yourself this question, What makes you happy? Is it your family, your friends, you significant other, yourself, your job, a combination of all these things and more? That seems like a no brainer question, but look at your list (I know there is more than one thing on it) How many superficial items do you have on your list that you consider to make you happy. Now think about things you take for granted, its a long list too huh? I even bet that you never really think about that either.

For example, a guy i work with recently had an abscessed tooth..it was bad caused him to get really sick, be in a lot of pain and have a giant bubble type thing around his mouth. It was really infected and he was in unbearable pain. I asked him a simple question, Why dont you go to the dr, im sure they can fix that up quickly. He looked at me and said i would if i had insurance or could pay for it. That statement made me think. Here i am asking a simple question that i would never need to ask myself to someone else. I have insurance i have eye, dental, medical i have all of it. I dont even know the last time i went to the dr. Apparently i have like a check up a year or something like that, but i never go. I think the last time i was actually in it for me was when i was 16 for my physical for my drivers permit. Im 21 years old and still have insurance thru my father and I havent been to the dr since then. I go to the dentist twice a year, never think about it, i go to the eye doctor once a year never think about it. And here i am probably made him feel kinda like shit with that question cuz he doesnt have the money or insurance to go and get his pain alleviated. 

Think about those who are hurting this holiday season because their loved one(s) are over seas, in another state, fighting a war etc etc and cant spend the holidays with them. Its sad..and those of us who are not in that predicament probably never think twice about it....so think about what makes you happy and then think about what you take for granted...maybe your list will change for the better.