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Hello peeps.

Sometimes, i wish i was less sensitive.

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I woke up this morning feeling calm and peaceful,

ready to greet the day.

Then i went for my usual morning walk

and in a certain part of my small neighbourhood,

i saw a couple fighting on their front porch.

They often do.

She was screaming at him.

He was screaming at her.

At 7:30am.

I walked faster to get away from the awkwardness.

I can't imagine beginning the day

with screaming at someone.

But they can.

They do.

And i thought about how different 

everyone's normal is.

As i continued my walk,

i saw birds fighting one another...

a smaller bird trying to attack two crows,

obviously protecting its young.

Then i heard barking dogs in the distance.

I wondered if everyone's mood

was affected by the lack of color here lately.

The dirty snow.

the lack of green.

of flowers.

of chirping, happy birds...

(photo taken yesterday - when it was sunny! See the melting dirty snow!? Yay!)

I went from feeling calm

to feeling anxious & frustrated

in a matter of minutes.

Only because of what was happening

around me.

Or rather, because of my reaction

to what was happening.

I suppose if i were less sensitive to the bad things,

i'd be less sensitive to the good things too...

So i continued my walk, slowly,

calming myself down again, 

and trying to be grateful for the day.

For life the way it is.

the good, the bad and the ugly. :-)

And i secretly wished i was more like Jack...

xox