Finding joy in successes

I recently posted about not being angry anymore. This has lead to me being able to find my more joy in life, especially in the successes no matter how small.

I used to be a person who even when I was successful at something, I would immediattly look at how I could have done it better, or quicker, ETC. Rarely allowed myself to enjoy the success. And then when I found ways I could have done better, the angry man in me would come out, and would overshadow and joy I should be experincing. This attitide started to show in the way I looked at other peoples successes as well, my familys in paticular. At times the first thing I would say about whatever it was they where proiud of, would some sarcastic comment about it not being... insert something better then what was accomplished here.... and of course not find joy in it with them.

Well I am slowing learning a lot about being joyful in things in life.

For instance, things with Chris. Finding successes with him has always been hard, and even when there was some in the past, my attitude would not allow me to enjoy it. But no more I say. Like today. This boy is not potty trained of course, and changing a 10 year olds dirty diaper is never fun. But it was today, why???? Cause he told me he needed to be changed. Well kinda, You see he does not talk, and possibly never will. So we are trying to find ways for him to communicate, and the other day I learned that at school, by the bathroom, there is this button on the wall, and when pressed it says "I need to be changed" and the teachers have him press it whenever he needs to be changed. They have said he does not use it himself in the proper manner much yet, but they direct him to press it whenever they realize he needs changed. So guess what, he did today for us at home, and we only put it up a day ago. Thats right. I gave him a bath, got him dressed and not 30 minutes later, well #2 happened, and while I was sitting in my office I hear that saying go off, " I need to be changed" Go out the the living room and chris is standing in the middle of the room wating for someone, and yes he needed changed. I did indeed enjoy probably for the 1st time ever changing that boys diaper.