good things

I've been thinking lately about all the good things in my life, and how they add so much to my daily life and who I am. Yet at the same time good things can be really distracting, and if there are too many of them they can be really draining. Sometimes saying no to good things is what we really need, even though it's difficult. It's especially hard for me to say no to good things sometimes when they involve relationships with friends and other people, since loyalty and being a good friend are some of my highest priorities and make me who I am. Tonight I was supposed to go to EPIC, but there were a lot of things that have been distracting me lately, and a lot of things I had been pushing off. So I stayed home and did the dishes and cleaned the kitchen. And I realized that's a good thing too - both the saying no, and the cleaning of the kitchen. And now I'm just sitting in the livingroom, with a clean kitchen, one lamp on, the fan blowing and the windows wide open to the gorgeous night, listening to my favorite mix of songs, letting the peace and rest wash over me. And that is truly a good thing.