Using all the tools in the box
Today started out fabulous, tea on the porch watching the sunrise over the bayou, and then it turned into a major fire drill that left me scratching my head as to why things got so out of control. I took a deep breath and repeated many mantras to myself not to get sucked into the maelstrom but you know how giant sucking vortexes go, they usually win. Afterwards, I went back to working on my project at hand and then I drifted downstairs for some ice and saw a book that I keep in my drawer by my bed – the one where I have been collecting observations for the past few years. I’m up to Observation #11 as I only put the really profound ones in there.
I then returned to my desk, answered a few more emails, thought about the current state of affairs in the universe, the U.S., New Orleans, and more to the point, my life. I came to the conclusion that today is not a day for answers, it is not even a day to ponder questions, today is a day to let everything roll off your back and search for things that make you smile. And that is how I came to turn to a stranger, a little girl who I do not know and you probably don’t either, whose parents have posted a video of her on the internet, because she has a message for everyone today – it’s all about attitude. The right attitude always wins the day.