Today at my morning AA meeting I Sat and just couldnt focus on prayer or my meditation on the days reading. Instead i spent my time thinking about the birds chirping so loudly and beautifully outside and how beautiful the world we live in truly is when you take the time to soak it all in. Then the air conditioner kicked on and ruined the peace.... I thought to myself, why the hell does something bad always have to come mask the good? but i soon came to realize the air conditioner did not completely mask the birds chirping, it only took away the silence behind it . This reminded me of life and how no matter how rough of a week we are having we always have something to be thankful for. As rocky balboa taught me, "its not about how hard you can hit, its about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward."