the good and the bad

I think there always has to be good with the bad, bad with the good, happiness can't be without sadness and vice versa.  The reason I thought of this is simple.  We changed the clocks today, we have to 'spring' ahead and lose and hour of precious sleep.  One hour doesn't sound like such a big deal, but it is, it IS!  Anyway, that is the 'bad' part of the equation.  The good part is that we gain an hour of sunlight during the evening which I love...come 7, 730, it is still light, it is still day, and I love this change as we go into spring and summer.  Mood changes with more light, more activities, more festivities, more fun...
So, the good and the bad, it works hand in hand.  It is hard to use this theory when I think about what is going on in Japan, however...Japan is in a horrible state, tragedy that I am finding it hard to put any kind of positive spin on ...maybe there is something that I cannot see as of now.  Maybe there will be something positive to come out of it in the future, yet as we look at the situation right now, it is destruction and loss to the biggest degree.  The only thing it does for me is make me feel grateful that I am not having to deal with such a major catastrophe.  That my friends and family are alive and well and I have a house and sushi to eat whenever I want.  I am lucky and yet I am feeling a bit selfish because I my fortune.  I will continue to give thanks and appreciate what I have, I guess that is all I can really do...:(

The good and the bad
friends holding hands
you tell me you love me
when you treat me with disrespect
I have a house to sleep in
yet I wake up with tears
drowning in flowers from you.
I will sing to the sun and soak in the light
I will run from the rain that comes at night
evil and good, heaven and hell
happiness and joy, I will we could sell
tragedy and sorrow prove the devil exists
I see the light as soon as the blanket lifts
circle of pain, circle of life
we all are in it together holding tight
hold your loved one's with all your might
in hopes that we will all make it through
and see the good and the bad and all it's truth.

~Jenn