Day 2

8:00 a.m. spanish class, Monday morning, rain, tired, boo. The only thing I could come up with was small, but felt triumphant. I summoned all energy for a real and genuine, though puffy-eyed, smile to share with my fellow classmates (all of whom are also sleep-deprived; in fact my partner this morning was well adorned with yesterday's make-up and awesomely rowdy hair. I appreciated her more than she will know).

Baby steps...

Redemption! I ran after class today in the afternoon cold and decided to observe. Boomyow! this is beautiful.

And then I saw a woman whom I often see walking her dog. She is lovely with long, silvering hair; she always walks alone and sometimes she reads while she walks. She seems to be with joyful most days. Today, I delighted in her presence and mustered the courage to say Hello. She gave me a big smiling response and we talked about her book. I like her.