MIGHTY RIVER

Sometimes you just get up on the "wrong side of the bed".  When that happens to me, the day seems to just dare me to react badly. You run into people you would like to never see again, (It happens way too often in a small town!), you have situations thrown at you that would frustrate you on a good day, and you work in retail, so you have to smile.
 Every task seems monumental. Nothing seems to turn out right. The people that love you just do their very best to walk softly around you!

Then, the light dawns. Damn, it is not all about me. So what if I didn't sleep well. Waa. So what if my job duties are doubled. Waa. This could go on for hours.....

Everything I am dealing with is no big deal in the grand scheme of things. Get over it. Move on. Try for the genuine smile. Be grateful. 

 Then, everything seems easier. The shoulders drop, the frustration and irritation flows away, and life is just life.
  Once I am back in the flow, I wonder how I ever left it. Why did I ever think it was about me? 
Why did I forget that I am a drop of water in a mighty river?
I am so grateful for the river.