Fascinating Wednesday
It’s not even 7:00 am and this has been a fascinating Wednesday! I’ve been up since 2:30 this morning. It started out with some form of acid reflux causing me to cough, and I shook the bed for about an hour keeping my wife from sleeping. Around 3:30, I finally gave up and went to my office and for two straight hours I read blogs, listened to talks from some very talented people, and watched videos once again of Paul Potts and Connie Talbot, both 2007 contestants of the Britain’s Got Talent contest and unbelievable stories and voices.
When the sun finally came up this morning, the clouds were a grayish color reminiscent of dusk not dawn. As I took the dog out for her morning sniff around the yard, I noticed the grass turning green in the areas she frequents the most, which shouldn’t be happening in February. I noticed some of the bushes in yards up and down the street starting to get their color. I noticed a warmth in the air more like June or September than February, and the gentle breeze brought smells of Spring even though we’re still in the middle of winter.
When I drove my daughter to the bus stop, “middle girl” (as I call her) walked up in jeans and a tank top. Since today is “winter day” at school and all the high schoolers are supposed to be wearing winter clothes, I had to laugh at the irony. Even more fascinating, when “left girl” and “middle girl” took their places waiting for the bus, they actually turned and talked to each other! That hasn’t happened this entire school year!
We’re not even 1/3 of the way through this 24 hour day, and everything I sense and see just fascinates me. The darkness and dreariness that often times accompany winter seems to already be fading…and fading fast. Spirits seem uplifted on those jogging, walking dogs and standing at bus stops, and I can’t help but think that we’re at the beginning of a new era of hope and a time of increased optimism.
I want that optimism. I want that smile from those passing by. I want that cheery hello and warm hand shake from those I know and even those I don’t.
I want the doldrums to end, and the excitement of life to return.
I want every day to be fascinating!