TheBanyanTree: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

[Rob Springs Eternal]

[It was cold and blustery today. So I think it's a perfect day to share 
these feelings I had on a bright and sunny day last week, to help those of 
us back in a cold snap remember that brighter days are headed our way soon. 
-RBM]

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood!

I want to belt out the Mr. Rogers tune at the top of my lungs, the weather 
feels so nice, From the second I left the building, my senses were 
pummelled with fresh air and sunshine, a stark contrast from the stale, 
sealed window office I work in. There's a spring in my step today, an extra 
bounce given to me by the bouncing wind. My hair tosses and brushes itself 
above my eyes, revelling like a flag atop a pole in the breeze. (My tie 
would join in the fun, but I have it secured so as to not interfere with my 
hands as I try to write this down.)

If we were punished all winter with cold, dreary, snowy, sunless days, we 
are blessed and forgiven in this fresh spring air.

Everything seems better to me. My long wait for late busses doesn't seem so 
long anymore, as I read books in the fresh air. My apartment doesn't seem 
so dank anymore, as I throw the only working window open full blast and 
watch Willie Stargell's head bobble up and down, nodding in agreement that 
all is right with the world. I can forget, with the cool air pushing out my 
negative thoughts, that we are caught up in a war and world politics that 
threaten these moments of pleasure like never before in the several billion 
year history of this blue and green planet. Even my job, which has felt 
bitterly oppressive (not unlike the weather outside) doesn't bother me as 
much as it did before. The promise of spring and new life promising me that 
I can pursue the dreams of a career I enjoy.

Yes, it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood, with the potential for many 
more on the way.

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Rob McMonigal
twainfan at earthlink.net
http://www.livejournal.com/users/trebro
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"You can't spread jam on a solstice." -John Beck
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