Keep It Simple

This week hasn't been the happiest since we had to put my beloved doggie Pepe down, but I'm dealing with it in my own way.

* Get in the sunshine. However way you can, find it, walk in it, sit in it. It happened to be a beautiful day here in San Francisco so I went out and soaked the sun in.
* Smile even if you don't want to. People react to your smile and smile back. Greet them, and they'll greet you back making you feel connected again to the world and mankind.
* Tell people what you're going through, tell them why you're probably not going to be yourself today. It's life, everyone comes up against death. And if anyone's had a pet, they have a story and can possibly relate. Share and they'll understand.
* Get an iced mocha or something that will make you happy. You deserve a treat once in awhile. This is a good time.
* Sit in a park with people, kids and dogs. There's a little park up the street on California where people unwind after a day at work with a book, with other dog fans, with their kids in the little playground. It was a little hard to bear for me watching the cute little dogs frolick but it made me smile a little.
* Get religious. I'm not particularly religious, Buddhist as a child, sort of Christian believing now without going to church. I missed the evening services at the majestic Grace Cathedral, but I took a moment to sit in the pews to have a moment of quiet and peace looking up at the beautiful stain-glassed windows, the colors, the images. After everyone had gone, I walked to the front of the pews and said a little prayer for Pepe's soul and spirit~*
* Swing. On a swing in a playground like you did as a child. Feel the breeze and let the swing take you out of your element for awhile. Bring back the innocence of your childhood as you swing back and forth, then let the swing go with a smile to a real waiting child.
* Feel it. This too shall pass. It'll be all right.