The Smaller Picture

Lately I have found myself in a funk.  It's a familiar one where I keep getting hung up on the "if only" and the "what if" and the "why".  I feel stuck as though no matter how hard I try, my life will never become what I once thought it would be or even what I now feel it should be.  I keep comparing myself to others and seeing how green the grass looks on the other side. 
You know how people tell you to look at the "big picture"? Well, I discovered that the only way to give myself the proverbial kick in the pants and get out of my funk was to do the opposite.  I decided to look at the "smaller picture". 
The smaller picture is more individual.  It's different for everyone.  For me, it is three beautiful children who are intelligent, kind, and funny as all get out.  It's a hard working, loving husband who supports me everyday and believes in me even when I'm in my aforementioned funk.  My smaller picture is a roof over our heads, clothing on our backs, and food on our table.  It's me progressing in my education.  It's cuddling up on the couch at the end of the day with my favorite person in the world and dozing off to some action movie that I've already seen fifty times.  It's a healthy family. 
No matter what is going on in the rest of the world or what outside influences are getting me down, I can look at my smaller picture and be reminded of what really matters. 

So long funk.  I'm in my happy place.