Last Friday I was walking the pug and I lost my military ID. It’s a big pain in the ass when you live on a military post and this happens. My husband had to come claim me and the dog at the gate, and it was all extremely annoying and I felt quite foolish. Well, I managed to have a lovely weekend with my family, and I was able to let go of the ID situation, knowing that we would deal with it on Monday or Tuesday. On Monday morning after taking the kids to school, I got a text from Dennis saying that someone found and turned in my ID. Talk about happy! Monday became magical just like that. There are lovely humans. Humans that pick up lost items and try to get them back to their rightful owners. That’s so very kind and really warms my heart. I am so grateful to the person who did that. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Once I found out that my ID was found, something in the day’s energy changed. It was turned up. Magnified. I felt good. Lucky. Blessed. Whatever word you’d like to use, that’s what I felt. I decided to ride the wave of good feelings and have a great day. Be present. Productive. Take care of myself. Meditate. Enjoy my boys. Cook some yummy food I’ve been daydreaming about. Finish the book I’ve been reading for well over a month. Hang up pictures and make the vision in my head for my bright, cheerful kitchen a reality- while listening to some super sweet music by Petit Biscuit. (dreamy house/electronic).  Sam and I worked on his fox project and planted the mason jar terrarium he got for Christmas. I also stopped at Trader Joe’s to get some groceries and a special lunch for Dennis, since he now gets to come home for lunch! Yay! That hasn’t happened since Tristan was a baby. So, as you can see, my day was pretty darn full and fabulous. The kindness of one human changed my entire day. My energy changed because of it. My energy was fine before I got the good news, but it was definitely amplified after. I just did  more things that felt good and things that I knew would make me feel good. Like hanging up pictures that have been sitting for weeks. Sometimes a task seems so daunting, but with the right attitude and music, it can actually be fun. I always forget that. I also sent a thank you note, took down the rest of the Halloween decorations from the porch, did laundry, hung up some art in the boys’ rooms and did some online banking. When I look at my day, I did a lot, but there was a flow to it. I wasn’t rushed or manic. I was peaceful and just doing one thing after another. With joy. Gratitude. Not just for my ID being returned, but for everything. My family, my home, my beautiful life. That’s the thing about gratitude, once you begin to feel it, it can snowball into a lot of freaking love and light. Last Friday snowballed into a big pile of shit, but Monday snowballed into lots of magic, flow and fun. I crashed hard last night, after a day well lived. Not every day is like yesterday, but that’s why yesterday was special. Maybe I wrote this so that I will remember that such days do happen and there will be more. Maybe it’s to remind myself to be kinder to others and stop thinking so much about myself and my wants and needs. Life starts to suck when that’s all I think about.

Anyway, I just felt like typing this morning and that’s what came out. I think the main lessons are to help others when you can, life is full of good days and bad days, be grateful for it all and meditate. 😉 😉 😉