No matter how we try to control everything around us, the weather often affects us more than we realize. Oh boy, did I take advantage of today! Not only did I wake up to sunlight this morning, but it pretty much lasted all day. I mean the WHOLE day! It was so amazingly bright and cheery out that I was extra (some might argue a bit too) bubbly.
I realize that I'm talking about the weather. Sometimes I wish that I "talked about the weather" less, but sometimes I actually wish that people would notice it more. When I lived on the border of Canada, it was pretty much gloomy and grey 90% of the time during the winter. Waking up to sunlight was rare. It made many of us grumpy. When you live somewhere dark and gloomy, it tends to make you appreciative of the sun. That warm glow can wake you, melt the snow, or keep you awake. Or bring you peace witnessing it rise and set...
As a child, I woke up with the sun every day. The light dancing across my face was a gentle invite to explore the world. I recently heard about the most wonderful lighting system that can mimic the waking of the sun. There is already have a patent in the works it: a light you can set to turn on and brighten on a timer. That would trump any alarm clock we could invent, in my opinion! How awesome would it be to wake up to brightness, every day?
Alas, I wake up to various sounds and jingles most days like everyone else, but mark my words, one of these day I will have an alarm clock made of light!
Earlier, I trailed off from my thoughts, mesmerized by the sunlight reflecting off of the frozen river. At one point, my friend and coworker had to snap me back to reality. She responded to my "the sun is shining" attitude by telling me that I pretty much view the world in a "sunshine and rainbows" sort of way and there isn't anything that doesn't make me happy. To say that she was right is usually stretching the truth too far, but today, she was right. And it's infectious! Some days, I walk in the office and I get that 'So NOT in the mood for sunshine and rainbows; come back later' look, but most of the time when she tries to tell me I'm too positive, she does it with a twinkle in her eye! ;) |
| ...Maybe it will look something like this... just a thought! |
Message of the Day: Have a sun-shiny day! ...and notice how marvelous it is!
...Or don't. It won't change my reality. Cheers!
No comments:
Post a Comment