d'ya want yer eggs sunny-side-up, or over-hard?

More and more often, I've been experiencing moments of real contentment. Gosh, it's a great feeling! And somehow, it doesn't seem to take much, just a twist-of-the-brain, a slowing-down, an appreciation of details.

This morning, for example, has been filled with beautiful things:
-lounging in bed
-a luxurious hot shower
-a long walk in the early morning sunlight
-tasty iced coffee
-vases of gloriously-scented peonies filling my office (my co-workers bring them in every spring, from their own gardens)
-a leisurely stroll with co-workers, down to the staff coffee hour
-a poppyseed bagel with butter and cream cheese
-the anticipation of eating the last of my yummy birthday sushi for lunch
-looking forward to having lunch tomorrow with a friend
-the smell of fresh-cut grass
-the fun memory of playing with Trev and Emma last weekend
-a reminder of my upcoming trip to Oregon and California

Here's the morning seen alternatively:
-I had to get up early to take my car to the shop
-I was in a rush and didn't have long enough in the shower
-I didn't have a ride, so I had to walk over a mile back to my house
-I hadn't eaten, so I decided to stop for an iced coffee at McDonald's.
-They didn't have decaf, so I had to go to Dunkin' Donuts instead.
-My boss needed to switch lunches with me, so the lunch I had planned for today, I had to reschedule for tomorrow.
-The peonies in my office are already past their peak. And I only have tons of them myself because the scent of them is giving everyone else a headache, so they keep giving them to me.
-The coffee hour was weird, and only one person talked to me.
-I mistook the butter for cream cheese in the crappy lighting, and had to scrape it off my bagel, leaving a huge gob on the side of my plate.
-I'm in debt from having to buy the plane ticket for my upcoming trip.

-Both versions are equally true and valid, and most often, I think it's easier for me - for most people- to get stuck in the latter version. Why are we so addicted to discontentment? If anything in life is pointless, it's to spend energy on not enjoying it.