I was feeling the boredom blues set in early this afternoon, so I made the executive decision to take myself on a hot date to the movies.
Just me, a Coke Zero, and some gorgeous scenes of Paris. I’d heard excellent things about Midnight in Paris, and it was certainly a beautiful, thought provoking film that stayed whimsical and lighthearted throughout. I don’t know that it lived up to all it’s hype (most movies don’t, in my opinion), but it was definitely a nice way to spend an afternoon.
My movie got out in the early evening, so I stopped at a Wawa on my way home for a veggie hoagie and some sliced mango.
All the veggies available on a whole-wheat roll with mustard, oil and vinegar. My usual favorite. I’m still waiting for Wawa to go nationwide- they’d make bank in a metropolis like New York.
Leaving the Wawa, I noticed an elderly man sitting on a folding chair near the store’s entrance, smoking a cigarette and listening to a handheld radio. He wasn’t all “there,” so to speak, but he was talking to people as they went in and out, telling them to have a nice day or to enjoy the beautiful evening. I guess I didn’t look too happy, because he called out “Hey girl, smile!” as I passed. I flashed him a grin and he responded, “There you go. Doesn’t that feel better?”
His words struck a chord with me- there is never a bad time to be reminded of the power of positivity. I confessed last week that I’ve been feeling kind of anxious about my future lately, and there was something else I didn’t mention: Mike and I broke up recently. I hesitated to bring it up and I won’t go into detail about it because I consider relationships to be private, but we split on good terms and I still think he’s a really great guy. But I am really, truly okay- I know it was for the best and I’m honestly already feeling like myself again. And I think that has a lot to do with the way my perception of the world has changed in the past few years- I can’t control certain situations, I can only control how I react to them. That’s not to say you shouldn’t get sad or upset about some stuff, but in the end, the world keeps going and if you stop for too long you’ll miss out on a lot of good things. Sometimes changing your mood really is as easy as cracking a smile, whether real or proverbial.
Speaking of good things, my dessert was one of them…
Raspberry-Nutella pie and a small handful of dark chocolate covered acai berries. That’ll put a smile on anyone’s face!
Getting drinks with a dear friend tonight. Have a good night, folks 
What’s the last thing that put a genuine smile on your face?
