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Today I was overcome with a feeling of serenity.
I drove to work listening to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
lucylou's CD. The morning air was pleasant. A random high school girl out doing her track practice gave me the peace sign (this happens when you drive a vintage VW van).
When I got to work I punched in early as usual. As I walked down to my first assigned work area a Poi Dog Pondering song danced along in my head. It stayed there for the entire day, popping up now and then. I'm getting more comfortable in the new warehouse. I don't feel nearly as incompetent and sometimes I even feel helpful and productive. It's easier to feel serene.
At the end of lunch people were standing around proving how narrow minded and ignorant Americans are. I walked back to my work area rather than stand there listening. The Poi Dog song came bubbling back up to wipe away the ignorance and pettiness of the conversation. For the most part I kept that little bit of serenity for the rest of the workday.
Then on the way home I rolled down the window and let my hand play in the breeze. Lucy was singing again. I still had a quarter tank of gas so I didn't have to stop and fill up on the way home.
Am I fiddling while Rome burns? No. I've already had my shock, fear, and grief. I started early because I have an intimate understanding of the power of water. Now it is a time to put aside the feelings of panic and paralysis and stretch upward toward the surface.
I drove to work listening to
lucylou's CD. The morning air was pleasant. A random high school girl out doing her track practice gave me the peace sign (this happens when you drive a vintage VW van).When I got to work I punched in early as usual. As I walked down to my first assigned work area a Poi Dog Pondering song danced along in my head. It stayed there for the entire day, popping up now and then. I'm getting more comfortable in the new warehouse. I don't feel nearly as incompetent and sometimes I even feel helpful and productive. It's easier to feel serene.
At the end of lunch people were standing around proving how narrow minded and ignorant Americans are. I walked back to my work area rather than stand there listening. The Poi Dog song came bubbling back up to wipe away the ignorance and pettiness of the conversation. For the most part I kept that little bit of serenity for the rest of the workday.
Then on the way home I rolled down the window and let my hand play in the breeze. Lucy was singing again. I still had a quarter tank of gas so I didn't have to stop and fill up on the way home.
Am I fiddling while Rome burns? No. I've already had my shock, fear, and grief. I started early because I have an intimate understanding of the power of water. Now it is a time to put aside the feelings of panic and paralysis and stretch upward toward the surface.