I had an epiphany last week that:

IT IS OK TO BE HAPPY.

For four years I think I have felt guilty to be happy. Nick died and I should be sad the rest of my life.

If you watch the news, America sucks and we are the worst place in the world to live. If you read Facebook, one-half the people literally believe America sucks.

So last week I read “To Hell and Back” by Audie Murphy and realized all of us have it great, no matter what small problems we might think we have.

So, I thought to myself, “It is ok to be happy”. And that is how I believe the majority of Americans can live. America not only doesn’t suck, it is awesome. And why, in part because of all the great young men and women like Nick who believe that America is worth not only fighting for, but dying for.

I am proud to be an American, no matter what good or bad things happen. You should be too. Who cares who is President. Shouldn’t we all want the country and all of its people to succeed. Just imagine where we could be if 1/2 the country wasn’t fighting the other 1/2 all the time. It is not us v them.

We are all “us.”

God, thank you. There is no other place or time I would rather be.

Have a great day everyone, no matter who you are, where you live, what color you are, what religion you are or if you are atheist. That is the beauty of America. We all get to be here and say and do whatever we want, and if we disagree, we can disagree openly and without killing each other on the streets. That is why I have a job. For people to solve their problems peaceably and properly in Court.

Today is the first day of the rest of my life. I choose to be happy and to be the best I can be today. That makes me happy.

I choose to love life because I have been given this life by God, whether it is for one more day or 30 years. I choose not to ruin my day by watching garbage on TV, or reading stupid arguments on Facebook. I have a life to live. I have a wife to love. I have three beautiful children to love and watch as they follow in our footsteps and live a great life. I have friends to be thankful for. And I have an office to run that does nothing but help people.

So I choose to be happy and go “Be the Man in the Arena” today and everyday. I might fail, but I am sure going to love life and those I have in my life.

Have a great day. Please don’t comment with a negative comment. All it does is bring you down for no reason. Look around. Take the good and run with it. Life is overall pretty great.

Ed