Life on My Own Terms

I’m having the kind of day where I’m overwhelmed by the beauty in our Universe. It sounds so odd to actually put that in writing. It started with noticing that the tree across the street has more blooms on it than it did a few days ago. It continued while listening to this podcast while data indexing. At that point, the beauty and specialness of so many things became overwhelming. Had my boss not been in my office, I would have started crying. The fog this morning…my dog snuggling up against me while I drank my coffee this morning…the greetings from neighbors while waiting at the bus stop…holding the door for the stranger in the break room whose hands were full…