Rejoice in the Day

This is a very old drawing but the watercolor treatment is new. I found this work as I was going through an old portfolio and decided to salvage it. I was told that the colors looked like a poster from the seventies. The idea was based on a framed drawing I once had. The idea of each day being a new celebration of life is tough for me. Sometimes I wonder why I like this Psalm so much because generally speaking, being positive does not come easy. And this Psalm is certainly positive. Every day is new and we are to be glad for it. Imagine celebrating every day. Thanking God for giving us a new day of life. No matter how crummy I feel I try to  thank God for a new day of life.  That is when I think to talk to Him. Sometimes just rushing headlong into the day keeps me from thanking Him. It is tough to talk to whatever power we think made us when there is so much to do. It took me years of drawing variations of this picture before I suddenly realized that it was a gift to be alive. For a long time I didn't feel that way... And I still feel that way at times, especially when I allow resentments to build up.