What's good with your life?

In putting together something for work today, I was looking for appropriate "small talk" questions to ask people. I stumbled upon a post by someone who said that he used to know a woman who would strike up a conversation with people by asking them, "What's good with your life?". That's a great way to get to the heart of what's really positive, isn't it?

Just spending a few seconds thinking about what was good in my life really put things into perspective. And there are a lot of things! I realized that, intentionally or completely subconsciously, I've been doing a lot of focusing on the negative as of late. Call it the CNN Effect, I don't know.

So I asked my friends on Facebook what is good with their lives, and I got back so many fabulous responses. Several of the new moms I know mentioned that they get to spend their days listening to a baby laugh; one said that a child in her classroom who was struggling to read at the beginning of the year just tested at an above-average grade level. A college friend, who I haven't heard from in ages, used the opportunity to tell me she's having a baby in November! These responses just made my afternoon.

Here's what's good with my life: I have an incredibly supportive husband. I still have a job. And I'm excited to go out for a monthly girls' night tonight with five very good friends (two of whom are my sisters).

In addition to thinking about what's good with my life, I love hearing everyone else's responses. Take the opportunity to tell me what's good with your life (or just give it some thought if you don't want to comment). Even if you're feeling great already, I can almost guarantee that it will make you feel better!