Relative Something

Quite a dinner party last night. It kept me up way past bedtime and tossed my usual routine into disarray. Heard enough sorrowful stories about a sorry situation in someone else’s workplace to make mine seem much more appealing this Monday morning. As much fun as it was, I am left short on hours of sleep and words to write. Even though I think we solved a few of the world’s problems last night, I didn’t come away with any pithy statement to lay on you all here, and I’m not clear headed enough to create one of my own right now.

So, move along then. There’s nothing to see here. Just don’t lose sight of what’s important, avoid buying a pig in a poke, be careful out there and remember to smile, even when you aren’t aware of anything to be smiling about. For all we know, this moment could be the best one for the rest of our lives. Stop and notice how good the roses smell. Don’t take a wooden nickel and tell your family that you love them. Help out a stranger in need when you see one and start a chain of paying good deeds forward. Say a good word about someone you have been in conflict with and be proud enough to humbly apologize when it is the prudent thing to do.

Most important, make sure to get to sleep at a decent hour. It is the first key to having the fortitude the next day to heed all the advice offered above.