Commute Away!

Things feel like they are thawing out here in Accident of Hope Land. I've been mired down by some stress the last couple of months--both mine and Graham's and some other people's. I hadn't realized until I went away this weekend how MUCH it had been SINKING my spirits, my sense of openness and all that. I started shaking up my commute again by walking either home or to work and by taking a different train. The train taking business was great until Tuesday when I wasn't paying attention and got on the WRONG train and ended up in QUEENS (smart girl).

Sometimes just a small change can help break up the routine. Play subway bingo. Walk to work. Make a list of all the things you see that delight you. I made a mix of all my favorite songs --the ones I can listen to again and again. This morning when I walked up the East River, it was like listening to the BEST radio station EVER. Without meaning to, my mind would gasp: "Oh, I LOVE THIS SONG," forgetting that I had MADE IT that way. It was a good reminder that life can be like that. It can be like the best radio station ever. It can make you pick up the pace and grin.