I woke up determined to complain less today.
Even though Facebook bought Instagram,
and I went to bed at almost 2am, and morning hit me hard.
I decided to take note of the things I like:
Unexpected constellations of snippets and chads;
filing papers after they've been dealt with;
cayenne and maple syrup in cappuccinos, blue birds, blue jeans,
and telling Bean stories in the car about when I was seven.
I liked the the red tailed hawk on the tree at the edge of the highway; and the magnolias, pink and white and lush, even in the rain; and also the rain, falling on the roof of the studio at work.
I liked finding this piece by Susan Sontag, And then asking the people I work with to also tell me things that make them happy; and getting their replies, my inbox filling with coincidence and artichokes, palindrome and back scratches, that made me smile particularly.
And when I came home there was my dog with her lolling tongue and Yoda ears, and T had made chicken salad and crusty bread and fresh avocados, and there my boys with their tousled mops of too long hair, and now there is chai tea and chocolate, even though I'll be up again till 2am.
What do you like?
I can't wait to hear.
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