They Weren’t Broken Wings

“I think I just met the happiest person in the world”, she shouted.

It was a world where happiness was hard to find. People were locked down and quarantined due to a pandemic that had seized the world for the last year. Many lived in fear of the pandemic, not knowing what was the truth about it and what wasn’t.

People were also in distress over the isolation from friends and family. Some under duress trying to make ends meet because they had lost their jobs.

You may ask how can someone be so happy through all of this. You will be more amazed to learn the trials and tragedy this person has faced and yet is one if the happiest people you will know.

She suffered some difficult times in her life. She was rarely shown love from her parents. Her siblings were always preferred over her. Her family made fun of her hearing impairment and mocked her contagious laugh. She was frequently put down by the people that should have loved her the most.

Fast forward to married life. She was married to a very self centered man. He did everything for his comfort and never for anyone else. If he could make a buck off of his own parents or daughter he did.

During her marriage she suffered the loss of a pregnancy. Her husband was glad because he did nit want children. She suffered the loss of her home and pets to a house fire. She only had the clothes on her back. She suffered her husband loosing jobs constantly over the years. She worked 4 jobs at times for two years while he did nothing.

He was paranoid and delusional all of their married life. He suffered severe depression but chose not to take his medication or be honest with his doctors. He made life very difficult for those living with him. He attempted suicide as an attention seeking act. He said he liked being depressed because everyone catered to him and made his life much easier for him. He never took responsibility for his actions. Always blamed them on someone else. He lied about her to her closest friends and family. Because he cried when he told them they all believed him and never asked for her side of the story.

This led to being removed from the congregation that she belonged to all of her life. Because if this she lost every single friend she had. Her parents and siblings cut her out of their lives having nothing to do with her.

Within weeks of this happening she lost her job despite how valuable she was. Why, you ask? Because she was a whistleblower that exposed illegal acts performed by the business manager.

She then out of desperation accepted a job that didn’t even begin to pay for her living expenses, but she loved what she did. She worked with some nice people, but also worked with some who did everything they could to discredit her and give her a bad name, all out if jealousy.

She endured a failed romantic life, full of men that just wanted to use her and fluff their own egos. Men that became angry when she said no! As though she were crazy for refusing them.

Through it all she experienced visits to the ER with no support from family. Sitting their alone with no one to comfort her.

The final blow was her own daughter cutting ties with her with no explanation as to why. That was one of the most painful things she experienced.

Through all of this she always had a smile on her face and had that contagious laugh that everyone loved. People saw her coming and would say “good morning Sunshine”.

You wonder how? What made her so happy?

She always said it was a choice. You can choose to be happy or you can choose to be miserable. Life is what you make it.

The difference for her was focusing on the good that came out of the bad. Focusing on the lesson she could learn from the trials.

She gained many wonderful, quality friends. She had a reputation of being happy and easy to be around. She was well liked everywhere she went. She was an example to others going through difficult times. For every friend and family member she lost she gained so much more in place of it.

Yes, she was the happiest person on earth!