A romantic mood can come upon you rapidly today, causing your thought patterns to shift so that you are thinking of issues of home and loved ones. Yet even as you mull over the pleasures associated with these aspects of your existence, you may question whether their reality will live up to your high expectations. If you idealize your surroundings or the special people in your life today, you will likely discover that your dreamy mood turns to one of disappointment because your desire for perfection is not met. Your enjoyment of your domestic sphere will no doubt remain unsullied when you harbor more realistic expectations of the delights to come.

Our ability to recognize and enjoy the blessings we have been given is dependent upon our willingness to look at their true nature without allowing our preconceptions to influence our perception. When we adopt an idealistic view of the world around us, we often fail to appreciate our surroundings and the people in it for what and who they are. To accept life as it stands is to reinforce our commitment to the belief that while nothing is perfect, we can nonetheless find true beauty and wonder in the mundane. We consequently feel a deep and abiding connection to reality that is colored by a sense of joy that is the result of our seeing many reasons to celebrate the lives we haven chosen to lead. When you choose to see the world as it is today, you will discover that there is much to appreciate in imperfection.