Getting Over It
Ok. I lied. But to understand my mood of this day, one must reread the poem I solemnly swore I would share only Once. Each. Year. So. Well. Yeah. Here you go …
& waaaaaa.
Those Chicago Bears are out of the playoffs and I woke up super bummed. Now before you go off and wonder why in the world a football game could cause my insides such grief, please realize, I too, do not understand. All I can say is when they lose, I carry around this boatload of booooooo. Don’t talk to me. Don’t look at me. Don’t even think about breathing in my direction because if you must know, I have placed myself in a cloud of dark and there I will stay until I’m good and ready to come back out.
humph
Trouble with today though ?? Husband had business to attend to and since I am his temporary, official driver I had to exit this building, walk among the human beings and act like life was all hunky dory fine
& THAT simple to-do fact made me even grumpier.
!! HUMPH !!
So there I was, preparing my blueberry muffin, trying my best to shake those dreary, doggone, doldrums out of my brain when I glanced down at my peanut butter and
bam
Now, normally a smiling lid is all I need to add pep to my step but, NOPE, my stubborn brain insisted. UH UH.
& so,
I huffily trudged forward, took a looksie outside and was greeted by
a smirky snowfall and yep, on a happier a.m. I’d be smirking gleefully back but NA. DA. NO. CAN. DO. my sadness wailed
& at this point, I’m thinking, I gotta break outta this spell, my BEARS, life goes on and I have to be seen in public today and …
weeeeeee !! a gigantic leaf, just sitting there, patiently tuck away in the snow, waiting for me to take a pic of it’s prettiness and ok, OK, I mumbled, I’ll try to halfheartedly crack a smile sometime soon. OK ??
Revved up the vehicle and what do I hear ??
IT”S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR !! singing ever so pleasantly on the radio and geeeeeez Universe ! You’re really trying to get your point across, aren’t ya ??
Miscellaneous delightful-nesses welcomed me here and there, peeking and poking and jumping and dancing and as I sat my behind down in a waiting area lounge, picked up my book
hellooooo-ed my eyeballs as Barry Manilow ♥ YES ♥ Barry Manilow’s Looks Like We Made It serenaded quietly in a not so distant cafe
& WoW.
The reality and the wonderfulness of it all came shining in as I felt that dismal cloud !! poof !! easily evaporate. And WHY it took me wayyyyy too many minutes to realize what I already knew ??
Beats me.
But, I get it, Universe, and once again you are absolutely right.
Life is soooooo much better in the bright, football really is just a game, I’m glad I didn’t waste today and yep, I’ll see you on Sunday, Chicago Bears.
YaY.
🙂