What makes you glad to be alive?

A friend and I were chatting online this morning about many different things including the advances in astronomy. He said it made him glad to be alive.

Are there things happening these days that make you glad to be alive? Advances in science or medicine? The march for equality of LGBT people? Seeing the International Space Station take shape?

Maybe it’s something closer to home like your children or other family members? Do the colors of the flowers in your garden or the fall leaves do it for you?

What makes you take a breath and think you’re glad to be alive?