The sun sets on another day…
I pulled in to watch sunset and saw a miracle. The sky was bright for a moment and then it was splattered with colors that were almost unreal. I took pictures but they are not anywhere near as beautiful as the moment. Sometimes the moment is what is amazing.
Today was a day of appreciation of serendipitous seconds. We all have wrong numbers and often those wrong numbers lead to people saying things they don’t mean or not believing they called the wrong number. This can create frustration or worse. A long time ago I got a call from a wrong number that created amazement. I have no idea if the original call was a spoofed number or if I was dialed accidentally, neither one of us ever figured that out, but instead of hanging up I started a conversation. As I did so the person on the other side of the line and I giggled and laughed and have done so for years now. I have no name listed with the phone number, just the title “wrong number.”
Today I had a series of texts looking for someone and, in the process, I sent back texts, and we ended up having a giggle and a laugh. At least I had a giggle and a laugh, the person texting with me probably thought I was strange for replying. That’s just what I do. I smiled at the interaction and went out for sunset.
After being assailed by colors I decided to grab something to eat add a little place in downtown Muskegon. I knew many of the staff and was hoping it wasn’t too busy so I could just eat without eating fast food. The room had many people, and I spent a good amount of time just listening. Sometimes listening can open your mind far more than opening your mouth. To the side of me were three people having drinks and enjoying life and across from me were four people laughing and having a good time.
Of course, there was someone else in the room for a little while who looked like they had a rough time I looked over at them and they quickly looked away and I wasn’t going to intrude. Although they were probably just having a difficult night, they will be the subject of a short story or book in my next horror anthology or horror novel.
The four people across from me were animated and talked about vacations and people and a lot more. I played trivia on my phone and listened and wondered about their lives and the wonderful vacation that some of them were on recently. There were some brief discussions and of course I couldn’t keep my mouth shut anymore and started laughing with them for just a short time. It was a good laugh for me, and I hope they enjoyed it as well. One of the four showed interest in reading and I recommended another author and if they do write to me, I’ll probably give them a stack of romance authors that they can enjoy. They did say they liked scary, and I happened to have a copy of Yet Another Slice of Fear with me and I happily gave away the copy to see someone smile.
There are many people who would think I was crazy. I will likely not see these people again. If I do, I will treat them positively as I almost always do and hope that they enjoyed the short time we had together. It was short but I will remember, and it was good to interact with some people that I didn’t know until now.
My point out of this long ramble of strangeness is it’s OK to interact with people. It’s OK to enjoy all the time we can with anyone or everyone that is a positive influence on our life. It’s fantastic to find people that may be interested in who you are or what you’ve done, and it’s better than OK to be you always. Find a way to enjoy other people, then giggle and laugh a little with me.
So as the sun sets on another day, wow, what is sunset. Everything about today found its way into being good. I also got to sing with one of the staff and we laughed at that as well. I hope you had as much fun as I did today, and if not, I hope you find that fun tomorrow. Define your days as the best that they can be, no matter what.
Sleep sweet, love life, and sing a song…