The sun set on another day…
It amazes me how Michigan sunsets can be so ornery. The clouds will close in for a while, then recede at night to a clear sky. It is fun knowing the sunset is high above, but it would be nice to enjoy the sunset.
I get a kick out of shopping during the holiday. Tonight I had a ton of fun walking through Hobby Lobby and looking at all of their interesting stuff. As I did so I wandered among the aisles and occasionally laughed as I sung Christmas carols much to the dismay of the people around me. There are two people or at least two groups of people that stand out in my night. The first were two little older ladies who started laughing when I came by singing and I asked them to join in. Both of them giggled like schoolgirls and one of them stated that if they sang people would run out of the store. To that I simply said if they didn’t like your singing I might run them out of the store. The two women giggled and I moved on singing my beautiful rendition of Jingle Bells.
The second was even funnier. My entire life until two years ago was clean shaven. I have never had a beard and never really wanted one but during COVID it just seemed like a thing to do. Why shave every day when you’re sitting behind a computer screen talking to people and not having to be face to face. I still took a shower every day and got perfectly cleaned up and wore a dress shirt every day which people think I’m crazy about but I am digressing here. With my almost white beard and white hair I was walking around through the aisles and four little children and their mother walked up. The children seemed fascinated with me as I sang Christmas carols and they laughed a little at me as I walked by and one of them said, “have a good night Sir” to which I replied with a hearty “ho ho ho”. As I walked by I heard the little boy say to his family and his mother, “I told you it is him, it is Santa” and I laughed hard as I headed to the back.
It was nice to share some laughter and nice to be out with people. Not for any other reason than to enjoy who they were. I can only hope that some of the people in the store remember smiling and laughing with me and having a good time.
So as the sun sets on another day, remember that we set the tone. We can make people irritable and sad or try to lift them up and make their day a better day. Why not make their day a better day each and every day, no matter what.
Sleep sweet, love life, and live heartily…