It is easy to not realize when things are good just how good they are. It may only be with hindsight that we are able to see the bigger picture and how good we have it sometimes.

When you are actually experiencing it, often you’re just thinking about being there and not thinking about how it fits into the bigger picture. For example if you are well and healthy you may take your health for granted. But anyone that has had any serious health condition will be able to tell you how lucky you are.

There are probably a lot of things that you’ve done with the family that you took for granted at the time. Singing songs about family and helping your child to read might seem like simple things, but when you look back on them they might suddenly seem like very special memories. With time we can realize how great simple things can be.