I was reading today and came across a line that stopped me:

"Too many of us live on the level of our irritations rather than our enthusiasms."

This especially resonated with me today because if it was drop-able, spill-able, tangle-able or misplace-able it seems I dropped, spilled, tangled or misplaced it. Much of life boils down to moving matter from one place to another, and today none of that matter seemed to go my way.

I spent the morning smelling like a Starbucks from having spilled coffee all over two file folders and part of one coat sleeve, annoyed and generally "chuffy" as my family sometimes says. Then I read this quote.

I decided today could be lived on the level of these irritations or it could be lived on a higher level: of enthusiasm and gratefulness for the very fun book project I'm working on, for a new office painted blue, for three nice emails from friends, for money to self-medicate with lunch at a restaurant, for relatively minor financial damage at the dentist (yes, this stellar day even included a dentist appointment. When it rains.....)

Just a small thought, but one that turned my day around. I hope none of your days include spills, lost papers, tangled power cords, dentist visits or chuffyness.....but on the chance they do, consider living at the level of your enthusiasms.