Mini Vacations

The sweet smell of Sunday floats the air. If I've expressed my blessed existence, please accept my apology. For today, blessed may just not cover it. Last weekend was spent in the Happiest Place on Earth. Well, according to them. Mickey and Minnie never really evoked extreme joy, but never distaste either. The simple aura of joy is quite powerful. Close to 20,000 smiling faces can have that effect.

Work. For a lack of a better term, last weekend was to sit in attendance as a 7-year-old delivered her story. Wit at a level many wish could be reached poured from this little lady's mouth as she spoke of her inability to see from her left eye, struggle with motor skills and recent "No more chemo." party. Yes. Seven. Her mother stood by her side as this remarkable child embraced the 500 deep crowd. Her mother tried to speak as her baby wrapped up. Her mother thanked those in the room, those who together raised over $670,000 in just the short few months prior to their journey through the cobble-stoned world of Walt.
Work. Tuesday through Saturday don't have a chance. Helping those who've lost, those who've conquered, those who simply amaze can't be placed in that 9 to 5 box. Each and every moment, insert Sunday and Monday here, brings the perception of a bad day down to earth. It could never be as bad as it could be worse. As a mother stands next to her child, thousands work so a mother standing will someday feel it's alright to sit.
Work. Take a minute, re-read. Yes, Tuesday through Saturday. Saturday around noon. Football anyone. Brace yourself. Everything happens for a reason. Timing is everything. Good things come to those who wait. Cliches cease. Pure bliss. Every week is a mini vacation. Stadiums await..... Blessed just doesn't make the cut. I can run, I can watch football, I can call "work" a lifestyle. Writer George Sand put it another way: “Work is not a punishment; it’s a reward". The prize: the invitation into the lives of those who know the true meaning of a bad day, but stand anyway. The minute to pay-it-forward has made the top three on the bucket list. Speak without saying. Act without seeking. If only the powerful knew how they could truly make the world a better place. A crown comes in many forms.