Positivity

I was lying on my bed this morning after the kids got on the bus thinking about stuff. Nothing heavy, just plans for the day, what I would be wearing, if I would be able to get to the bank, you know, normal stuff. Randy asked me what I was thinkin' 'bout. And it occurred to me that a lot of my time I spend thinking about stuff. And not doing. And then I started thinking about this little blog of mine. I definitely took a turn for the dark side there for a while. I think that the winter does it to me. I get so depressed sometimes. That is probably why I love the spring so much...you know, re-birth and all that. This is not to say that there are no issues in my head. Oh, no, no. That is not true. There are many things that bother me, but I am not going to allow them to rule my life any longer.

Do I want to tell my m-i-l off? Of course! But I'm not going to. Do I want to kick someone's butt for not getting me anything for mother's day? Yes, but again; I'm not going to. There's no point in it. I get myself all in a tizzy about stupid crap. It's not worth the drain to my psyche.

So this morning I did something positive. I walked to work. Oh, yes, walked. It's just over a mile and it's all uphill (only one way, geez!). It took me about 17 minutes and I was hot and sweaty when I got here. But the amazing thing was how I felt. It's a beautiful day: Blue skies, light breeze, warm air, blooming trees and flowers. Gorgeous! How can you not feel great when you can walk in that beauty?!? How many times do you just drive by in a hurry to get to your next thing? I do it. Cam's gotta go to work, we have a band meeting, we have this, we have to do that. With the good weather, we should all take the time to enjoy it. You never know when it can all be taken away.

Stop and smell the roses...and lillies...and mums...and jasmine...and whatever else may be blooming in your neighborhood.