Game Changer - when I realized I had a choice to make

 This morning I was in a really good mood. As I walked out to let the chickens out of their pen, I was singing about how glorious of a day it was. I tossed out the kitchen scraps I had for the chickens and I walked into the dogrun area of their pen and then walked to the door of the coop- something I do most days - just to open up the barn style doors to let light and air into the coop. All of a sudden I noticed this: 

I was SO sad. What a mood changer. I felt a heavy weight instantly pull me down. I had to take care of disposing of my poor chicken. And I tried to process this sudden death of one of my chickens, I was so tempted to let it depress me and bring down my whole day. But then something changed- I thought - Ok - we had 10 chickens - the most eggs we have gotten each day has been 7 and a lot of times it is less than that per day. So I knew at least several of our chickens were not laying. So in a conversation with God - I said so maybe you are just allowing the chickens that are not laying to pass. I am hoping this was one of the chickens that has not been laying. So I am choosing to not allow this event to bring me down and depress me. I could dwell on this sad thing all day and be sad. But I have chosen to just accept that it happened at that I don't need to let it get me down. 

I had been in a great mood and this could have totally messed up my entire day but I choose to let the sadness go and choose to let it be a good day, still. We all have choices to make - let's make the best choices. :O)