Happiness

My wife and I have recently changed jobs and moved across the country. We like our new jobs and we like where we live. We are close enough to Indianapolis that we can find great restaurants and entertainment. But the major difference is that with the change in jobs, we have found each other again.
I never thought we had lost each other and never would have said so without us coming here. But the closeness that we have now stands out like the times we shared when we were first married. It is scary to realize that we had moved so far from those times without even realizing it. But the joy we have now must have meant that we were at the very least moving away from happiness.
The lesson, if there is one to be had, is trite and practically cliche'. Don't take your loved ones for granted. Don't count on always being happy and content just because you once were. Don't ignore those signs in your life that show you that you are miserable.
We left jobs that were good paying jobs and that offered advancement. But the time that those jobs required from us, the efforts and stress that they placed upon us, kept US from being US. My wife is a blessing from God. She thinks the same about me. We have finally returned to honoring that gift above any other concern. And hopefully, this time, we will keep that gift at the forefront of our lives.