Well here you are, Monday, a day not always celebrated nor enjoyed. The start of another week is, more times than not, no cause for positivity. But there are moments in life that, when remembered, can make the day a little more bearable. We have but to consider those “when moments” on any dreary Monday morning. Like,
When you wonder how you are going to put gas in the truck for the week and find a ten dollar bills creased nicely in the back pocket of your pants you haven’t worn in over a year!
When, it’s raining, you are running late, but need that generic bottle of Advil from Walmart for your achy knee, and the parking lot is full, “thank you Lord”, there’s an empty spot in the very front!
When you are at Walmart, considering duct-taping your kids for their behavior and you look down the aisle and witness two other children acting in a way that makes your children seem like decorated Army Rangers!
When, after helping someone and not really getting any thanks, months later, they show up at your door, with a smile and healthy back muscles to help you move that furniture upstairs just because they thought you could use the help!
When after an exhausting day, there you are sitting on the couch, drained, and little hands reach from behind and say, “Daddy, I love you”!
When the power company (yes! The POWER COMPANY), sends you a letter that says your bill had been calculated wrong and they credit you with $22.50!!
When you are having dinner with someone that you have recently met and find that both of you are quite content to sit quietly in momentary silence without having to fill the pause with idle and useless talk!
When you are having an “ugly” day, when your hair doesn’t work, your clothes don’t fit, and mirrors laugh at you, a friend, for no reason whatsoever, says “hey, you look really nice today”.
When at a Parent Teacher conference, the teacher gushes about how wonderfully behaved and incredibly helpful your child is in the classroom and you wonder if she might have confused you with another parent!
When someone you love and respect has a newborn and says, “wow, how in the hell did you do it?”, and you just sit back and smile!
When you sit outside in the sun on a chilly Monday morning with a warm cup of coffee, staring out at the rising sun and think, hey… it’s working out…
All these moments.. Happy Monday.
