Thankful Thursday: Delight Photo Hunt Part 2

I've always been dark

with a light somewhere in the distance.

-from Two Coins by City and Colour

I feel the need to make a disclaimer.
In this internet world, it is often only our best
that gets put forward.
The good days get much more press than the bad.
Also, in trying to be a force for positive change in the world,
I put my focus here on the good.

But I have bad days.
Lots of them.
I have days where I struggle and yell and judge and
generally feel miserable and defeated.
I have days that I want to cry all day long
but I don't because I have two small children to take care of.
I have days where I feel ugly inside
and I hate myself and everyone around me.

I focus on love, kindness and gratitude
because I need to bring myself back from the edge so often.
And remind myself that no matter how much I feel
to the contrary, my true nature is light, not darkness.

I try to focus on simple delights
and feel grateful for the little joys
that make a day shine.

Last week I was reading photographer Gennifer Carragher's 

Facebook page The Red Road.

Each month Gennifer posts a photo theme to her Facebook page,

and we can post our images on the page. 

This month Gennifer created a Delight Photo Hunt,

which the boy and I embarked on at our friends

Lynn and Mario's home during a visit.
 
So here is part two of our delight photo hunt
with Lynn and Mario:

You can find Part 1 here.

Light

Animal

Surprise

Favorite

Balloons

Perfect

Sweet

Cool Breeze

Home

New Friend

And you?

What delights are you thankful for this week?
What simple pleasures do you focus on
when you are feeling dark?