End of Week 1 -- Day 7 -- 3 more good things

This is the end of Week 1 of three good things.  As I think about these seven days, there have a been a lot of good things -- many of which I did not write down or share.  As I hoped, though, the point is perspective.  I lose it a lot -- I don't think I'm the only to lose perspective.  Sometimes, when we are having a shitty day, the hardest thing is to think of a good thing, but it helps with perspective.

I have stolen the phrase -- First World Problems -- to illustrate the point.  In March, I went to Washington DC for a conference.  We stayed at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, which, to say the least, is not a holiday inn.  It is fantastic.

The conference provided good food, alcohol, good people to meet, and good substance.  During the second evening, I was walking to my room.  Next to me, was a woman also walking down the hall.  It was a long walk from the elevator our respective rooms.  As we are walking, she turns to me and complains because of the long walk.  She is bitching and whining about why her room is so far from the elevators.  I listen for 30 seconds or so, and I turn to her and say

"that might be true, but we are walking down the halls of one of the nicest hotels in DC, that we don't have to pay for.  The long walk is a first world problem -- we'll live".

She laughed and agreed -- the point was made.  We need to stop complaining about stuff that really is nothing.

enough of that -- on to my 3 things

1.  I went to the zoo with Lily and Lucy.  We took the train, went to the children's zoo, got face painting, and had a Characature  drawn of the three of us.  We got Popsicles  petted a snake and some goats, and saw the alligator.  This was a good thing.

2.  While Lucy and Lily were at the zoo, Lincoln went to his birthday party.  It was a super hero party.  He loved it and wore his cape and mask as Super Lincoln all day.  This was a good thing.

3.  I met somebody on Friday who works for a local company.  They reached out to me over the weekend because they need some legal work done -- This is a good thing.

I hope that everybody has a great week.  If we can keep perspective, i think that will help.  Enjoy your evening and the rest of your day.

Be easy

-- cp