Amazingly pissed

Today started out as one of those days when you just can't get into what you are doing at work. As the day progressed I became more and more unmotivated. I began dreaming of my summer off work and dreading the last 4 weeks I have to spend cooped up in my little cube. By the time I got home this menial day had made me pissed off. I was super cranky and needed a jog to release the energy. Instead I had to go pick up my vehicle from the mechanic, another dreadful adventure. I resented paying $1000 in repairs just to get the old beater truck I bought to pass a safety inspection before finding out that there was a problem with the brake line (another $500) that could cause the brakes to give out at any moment. So I'm driving this truck home knowing that after spending $1000 the brakes could still fail. So you can probably sense the mood I was in at the time.

While I love my mechanic I still wasn't very happy to see him when I picked up my car. After paying my bill and receiving my truck keys he gave me some smarties. Wow! A smile lit across my face and man did it feel good. I realized this may have been the first time I sincerely smiled all day. On the way home I stopped at the Bread Co. to pick up some soup in a bread bowl. As my order was being assembled I heard the sandwich guy yell "no more bread bowls." I walked over to tell him that I would settle for a baguette if they were out but he looked at me and said "nope, you got the last one!" Hooray for me! I gave a tacky "yes" as I threw a fist into the air and another smile brightened my face.

The moral of the story is it never ceases to amaze me how a little interaction between strangers can turn your day around. To this very moment I'm still in a good mood and looking forward to the rest of this evening. It's amazing how much of a difference people make on a day to day basis and they don't even know it. You'll never know how many times you've caused someone to smile or positively affected someone's life. That is the beauty of life, knowing that anything is possible!