Happy Happy Days #3 - or the magic of being grateful

Lately I met H when I did my groceries round. H is in her mid seventies, a former farmer, mother of three and grandmother of eight. She has such a wonderful and positive outlook on life which I want to share with you.

Whenever I ask H how she is she replies with: "We're all healthy and managed without major accidents or illnesses so far. I'm grateful." She even said that after her husband had a heart attack or broke his leg. He survived the heart attack and he could have had worse injuries than just a broken leg, so she was just happy that it wasn't worse.
She often tells me that she is so happy that she managed to rise thee children on a farm where there are always tractors and things like that around but nobody ever got hurt.

The most important thing in Hs life is her family. Her husband, children, grandchildren, her sister, everybody around gets her love and care. She would never miss a family birthday and always picks up family members that come from holiday at the station or the airport and is happy to have them back safe and sound.
When H was twelve her older brother died in an accident. Ever since H would not part with a loved one in an argument and always says sorry before going to bed, just in case something happens.

H and her husband are married for 51 years. They're no longer in love like a young couple, but they care for each other. I remember when H told me two years ago that they will soon be married for 50 years. "50 mostly good years."
Her husband, W, loves to complain that she isn't treating him right. When somebody asks him how he is he normally says: "Not good, H isn't treating me right." with the biggest possible smile. He is happy and he made sure that H is happy too and that they have a good live together.

After Hs brother died the family had no strength to carry on. For years they just worked somehow, ran the farm, tried to have a normal family life, but it wasn't working properly. When W arrived on the scene things started to cheer up. H is still grateful that he saved them all in a way and she is still grateful that her own family is so happy. She still mourns her brother and also her parents who died heartbroken, but she also thanks destiny each day that live is so good for her.