Can you feel the love?

I should have known when I woke up this morning.....Today was no ordinary day by any stretch of the imagination. It seemed that everything that could go right today did. Don't you love those?

I've been trying a new early rising program that has been working out well for me for the past week. I've been a little tired in the afternoon, but by 4:00, the tiredness wears off and I get my second wind. I vary my times depending on whether I go to the gym, so this morning I woke up precisely at 7:00AM. Yes, I would have liked to hang out in bed, but I find that if I jump right out of bed and get started, SO much more gets accomplished.

So here I was, 7:00AM, brushing my teeth. I couldn't remember much from my dreams last night, but I did have one thing that was stuck in my brain... "Can you feel the love tonight" by Elton John from the Lion King. Now, I usually don't watch Disney movies, I've said on many occasion that I've raised my kids past that point and I've done enough for king and country. I don't have to watch a five year old's programming anymore, especially one prescribed by a mouse in wierd pants. But, for whatever reason, Timone and Pumba were chanting their melodic tune in my brain while I made my morning ablutions. "what the heck?" I said "It can be my theme song today... Can you feel the love?"

So, for the most part during my morning, I looked for it, and found it in abundance. First thing, Drake comes to me with this article regarding Walmart that sparked philosophical discussion with my kids on Hegel, Neitzche and capitalism, three of my favorite subjects.

I was a half an hour late - not the most auspicious start to the day, but I decided to make the best of it, since my morning had gone so well. After class I took the time to speak to a friend of mine about some volunteer opportunities and he said "you know, Thea, you are one of the most involved staff people I have ever encountered in all my time at State Farm. You are a very inpiring person." Now, where the heck did THAT come from? I was feelin' the love, alright.

After some more philosophy, economics and BS on the car ride home (great discussions) I went to work and got a great welcome from my co-workers. I don't know if I was wired from too much caffeine, but I was in a great mood. I needed to come down a little, though, so I turned on my radio.... "We're heading into another 50 minute music sweep of yesterday and today.... to top off the hour, Sir Elton John and the Lion King's "Can you feel the love tonight".... Oh, shit... This is really an interesting day. Well, may as well run with it.

I had a visit from one of my insureds that frequently comes to see me to have more metaphysical and spiritual chats. We were both really jazzed to see eachother and talke for about 1/2 an hour. Before i knew it, it was the end of the day... Drake came in and we talked for another 1/2 hour. I was hitting my peak.

After listening to some profound Story of B on my casette player in the car, we got home. I walked in the front door and on my breakfast table was a present... for me. Oh, I'm REALLY feeling the love now. According to the family, this was left by Fey and Topanga, good friends who wanted to leave me a thank you gift for some craft work I had done for them several months ago... The box (a rather large box) was filled to the brim with beads... Of every hue and color imaginable. Now, as a crafts person, this is a huge deal for me. I just took them out and laid everything beside eachother an oogled for 20 minutes. My jaw was now permanently dropped to my neck a profound moment of stupification.

So... what's my lesson for the day? I felt some really big love come my way and I enjoyed it in every instance. I rarely get to live a day so perfectly and completely, like it was planned that way just for me...And, truth to be told, I rarely get a chance to tell people how much I appreciate the love they give me.

Thanks everybody. You've made my day and life so special, I could cry.

Hey, Elton.... I can feel the love, man. I can really feel the love.