It’s a gray Monday morning. It’s still hot and humid.
My Tampa Bay Rays are playing the last few games of their season, trying to
avoid being last in their division. It was too cloudy last night for me to see
the lunar eclipse, which I had been looking forward to. Today I just feel
generally grumpy. I have plenty to do, but I’d rather go to bed with a stack of
books.
On days like this, I remind myself that these are not real
problems. Having no place to sleep and not enough to eat, those are
problems. But when I feel grumpy, it doesn’t make me less grumpy to be told I
have no reason to be grumpy. Instead, I’m kind to myself, working into my day
some of the simple pleasures I love most. For instance, today I’m enjoying:
A Pumpkin Spice Latte, purchased with the last of a gift
card from my son.
Chris Mann’s voice.
A good cuddle with her:
And her:
A literal stack of books from my library (I went overboard
on the hold requests):
