Today was busy as hell. I was double timed with meetings/training until 2 and then was sideswiped by a million other tasks all at once. I was a tad bit tiffed by it all. Being busy made the day fly by, though. I had a visitor, which made it great, but the day was none-the-less hectic.
Add to that...
There's been nothing but depressing crap in the news for God knows how long about the economy, the Middle East, and effing U.S. politics and it all came to a head.
I might have slammed my fists down a couple times, too.
And then...it happens...it starts to snow.
What's funny is that one person came in and said, "Hey, it's snowing." And then another, and another, and then everyone was talking about it, just like how the snow starts. You see that one flake and then a couple more and then it's snowing full force.
At first I could not go out to look because I was in the middle of something and bitching. Someone even called me out on not being enthusiastic enough. But the stress overwhelmed me and I had to put down my stack of papers and go to gaze.
I flew up the few steps to the large glass paneled doors to see the swirling flakes in panoramic view.
There was a coworker there just watching and smiling. I turned to her and just like the others said, "It's snowing," and she replied, "Yeah. It is, isn't it?"
Innocently, like two children, taking time to just enjoy the moment. I guess that's what everyone was doing and reminding each other to go do when they say, "It's snowing."
So taking a moment like I did today just made me start over. I had to forget it all and stare at something that seems so magical...like that first snow to remember what simple things joy in life can be derived from.
There is a child in me and there is a child in us all, still. I'm just glad that someone was able to remind to acknowledge that today.
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