Spread 'em!

(Good thoughts, that is.) Yesterday, within about a half an hour of each other, two people contacted me to tell me something great happened to them.



My sister got a huge promotion at work. She is now the Regional Director of Something (she works in the world of finance and I can never get my head around what it is that she actually does... one of the side effects of never having any money, I guess). Her salary was increased by 70% and she now has a built-in pay increase schedule, so she no longer has to wait and wonder if and when she will get her next raise. No, I don't know what her original salary was, but I can only imagine that ANY salary raised by 70% has to mean a great deal to the person earning it.



A co-worker approached me and turned sideways, pointing at his non-existent belly. He told me he started "going Paleo" at the end of September (after talking to me about how I'd lost my 30 pounds), and he has now lost 30 pounds! He was very happy, bouncing on his toes, even, and he kind of psyched me up to get back with the program (read: get back to the gym) and lose the next 30 that needs to go.

A mural in the town park amphitheatre

It was very uplifting to hear two tales of glee in a row, and it left me feeling kind of hopeful. Like maybe I might have a tale of happiness or success of my own just around the corner. Since I just bought two lottery tickets, I sincerely hope that's true.



In any case, I thought it would be cosmically prudent and generally generous to spread the good news around, to say something uplifting in lieu of my usual curmudgeonly grumblings about the things that annoy me.

One of my neighborhood favorites

Don't get spoiled, though... I will no doubt be ranting again soon. In the meantime, enjoy some more photos taken with my Rebel!

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