Utterly happy

Hello kiddies. Welcome to another installment in the "why I'm so happy to be alive today" gushiness of this blog. Shrug off the Monday-ness of yesterday. Look at that half-full cup of coffee next to you and open a window for crying out loud...it's going to be 68 today!

Gushiness:
1. As much as I hope, obsess and believe...it's not about me. How completely refreshing!
2. Because of E, Cass, Kelli, Red Tent, the Were's and everyone else helping make Upendo happen, I believe in goodwill. The way you all give is inspiring and your love is like being tossed high up in the air on a blanket - the view is awesome from the air, and I know you'll catch me.
3. My family. They love me fiercely and want to keep me safe...that reality doesn't go unnoticed or unappreciated - even if I disagree on semantics.
4. At 9:38, the world is as it should be. iTunes on, a program completed, and an opera about to begin. How lucky am I to work at the opera?!?!?!?
5. It's evident that on this last day of February, my soul is settled and confident...and it's like sun shining through my pores.

Now...I see you, beautiful reader, sitting at your desk, rolling your eyes, inner monologue saying, "Only 5 things??? How can she be soooooo happy?"

Because I DECIDE to be.

Everyday I choose.

Once I get the appropriate 8 hours of sleep, I consciously roll out of bed (on the right side) and I get my head straight before I jump in the shower. Somedays it's a leisurely breakfast, reading and prayer, reflection, and maybe Matt & Katie (although I rarely feel smarter for it). The result is a slowness that leaves room for joy before I even hit the car. When life is slow, I can say, "Hey! This world rocks!" It lets me look for small things, and now it's like the world is FILLED with cool stuff.

So take your own little break. Get your head right, and share in the comments what you are joyful about. I'll do a wrap-up tomorrow.

Today's Soundtrack:
"Girl" - Beck (Album: Guero)