Hi there!
It occurs to me that I should look for that which makes me happy. Because it is easy to become overwhelmed with all the negativity these days. So, I’ve been thinking about that. Watching mothers run after toddlers as they race to take on their world. Enjoying an Agatha Christie Poirot show on PBS, and laughing at myself for not being able to pronounce it correctly. And believe me, I’ve tried.
Being surprised at my 100-lb fluffy white dog teasing his mother away from me to play, then instead swooping in to take her place. That is one of her tricks! When I arrive, he comes racing into the room, his eyes just looking over the sofa to make sure I’m there. Then he leaps up to kiss my chin. My daughter catching me giving him my turkey — after the fact.
Giving my basketball-playing son-in-law a hug and only coming only to his waist. Some and I emphasize Some autocorrected words. President Biden’s jokes at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Learning a new word. Checking a book I think I’ve almost finished only to find I’m halfway there.
Eight-two-year-old second in line to the presidency House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sneaking in to visit Ukraine’s President Zelensky and only let us know once she was in Poland again, and 100 Ukrainians released from the steel plant in Mariupol Ukraine. People of all nations, all political parties coming together to help them. Ukrainian optimism. Discovering Angelina Jolie had been a UNHCR Special Envoy for Refugees since 2011 — and she wore sweats to come to meet with displaced Ukrainians. Okay, very cool sweats. And alright, she looked great in them. But still…
The 90-feet tall trees beginning to bud out. My blazing pink azalea bush. My black tulips, a gift, in full bloom. And watching my peonies grow inches a day. Eurovision in Iceland. Really worth a quick click. An older couple holding hands. My redbud tree I grew from a wayward seedling, budding out. Chocolate! Little miracles.
And if none of those cheer you, maybe these memes below will! Let’s Laugh!
Gloria
Three White Lions is Gloria Christie’s new serialized book available in episodes on Amazon. Go to Kindle Vella and insert her name. She also writes for the liberal online newspaper The Bipartisan Report. Gloria Christie Report her newsletter for people on the go. Written in her own unique style with a twist of humor in a briefer version of Bipartisan Report. Christie’s Mueller Report Adventures In Bite-Sizes a real-life compelling spy mystery. Find her here on Facebook.