Day 4 - 85 -- Lighten Up

Yesterday was filled with blue sky and bright sunshine. I worked on grading most of the day. My one outing was a walk to get milk. Even with sunglasses, it was very bright. I really needed to wear my ball cap to see well, but the temperature was cool, so I wanted warm ears more.  At the store, I commented to the cashier how lovely the sun was today. Her response was the she was stuck inside. I noted that she was by the windows and could see it all day. The fellow in line behind me then chimed in to say how cold it was. I still can't get past the mentality that sunny days means summer temperatures in the minds of many locals. Being from the prairies, sunny days are wonderful, though the high pressure systems of winter often mean extremely cold temperatures -- minus 30 or colder. I loved those days! The sun lifted my mood.

Yesterday I felt 'up' because of the sunshine. The temperature only meant that I needed to wear mitts and cover my ears. When others saw even that perfect sunshine to be imperfect, I felt my mood fall. Not because of the cold, but because these two people couldn't see the glory that was the day. It reminded me of a song lyric, "It's not having what you want, It's wanting what you've got."  I find it odd that people, including me, seem to have days or moments when the wonders around us seem unable to get through our heavy cloak of gloom. I know that I miss things for lack of looking, but when someone points out a positive, is it necessary to bring down everyone around us? Learning to recognize our own self-absorbed states might help, just not sure where to begin on that one <smile>.

The selection shared today contained the above lyric. I smiled with the title, as it seemed to really fit the day yesterday. Love the line -- Lighten up. <smile> and I love this acoustic version. Enjoy!

Soak Up the Sun -- Sheryl Crow