Making a day special because I could

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days, flower, Love, postaday2013, special

Yesterday I went to the pool to see how the water level was after the torrential downpours of friday. After I had the hose siphoning the excess water out of the pool, I spied a new blossom on my peony bush, the bloom was so full and heavy, it was drooping. I decided that I was going to cut and bring it inside to present it to my hubby.

I came inside with the peony bloom and said to my hubby “Happy I love you day”. He was so happy and gave me a big hug and a big kiss. It is so easy to make a special day, all that is needed is your resolve and decision. It came to me when I saw the peony, today was a perfect day for a I love you day.

So take a moment and create your own happy I love you day. It will make your day brighter and nicer.

Silver linings

Write about something you consider "ugly"- war, violence, failure, hatred- but try to find beauty, or a sense of hope, in your thoughts.

I immediately thought of a scene out of one of my favorite movies, not well known or popular, "Joe versus the Volcano". Tom Hanks plays the lead, Joe Banks, and the opening scene of the movie is in black and white, showing a cavernous factory with the workers en masse walking to the entrance in assembly line formation, much like automatons to the music of the song "16 tons" the only tiny splash of color is a small daisy growing through the cracks of the sidewalk despite against all the odds. At the last second of the scene, the tiny delicate daisy gets crushed by an oblivious shoe.

It is only later when our Joe Banks, upon getting horrible news from his doctor, goes back to his job and his eye catches the crushed daisy and he takes the time, despite his horrible diagnosis, to prop the daisy back up and give it a second lease on life.

Amidst all of that despondence, someone finally wakes up and appreciates the tiny spark of beauty and takes the time to revive it. "Joe versus the Volcano" is a hokey movie, I will grant everyone that but I love the message, I love the actors, Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, the music is great and it is a feel good movie all around.