Enga mellom fjella

Early in the morning.

Sunshiny smiling me:

Woke up fairly early today. So unlike yesterday. Hope to get more things done.

Hope to see my friend Nick later. He thinks maybe I've been "down" the last two weeks. Maybe? I believe it's more a mild case of not feeling 100% well, bad nerves and frustration. For me that's fairly normal!

Salmon loaf today at the Center... that'll put a smile on my face. Kitchen worker commented on how I'm always smiling. Others have commented on this as well. Truly, I'm not happy all the time (as in rarely happy), neither do I smile all the time; but, I'm easily amused and quick to smile. Maybe that's a good thing.

I'm not faking it ... it's just that a smile is pasted on this old mug. My dad was that way as well.

How odd it is to realize in old age that we are a part of our family tree ... even if we felt estranged or "unrelated" as a child.

Poetry: keeping up with one-a-day (anyone remember that brand of vitamins?). Also, recording observations of my surroundings on a daily basis. Need to form this good habit and keep it alive in Europe. It'll help in writing about the experience later. Good notes are essential when the brain doesn't remember details. Why not remember e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g? Well, I can't! Plus if I have a train/bus/boat to catch or a photo to take or ... trips need not be intense every moment. One can take time to breathe! It's okay to breathe.

So, today my goal is to finish some editing, do something with my rooms, see Nick. And smile more.

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