lessons from a scented shirt...

i can't figure out why, but i smell good today.

i think perhaps one of the shirts i put on
(yes, i dress in layers around here!! always
chilly in my house!) had a scent on it already.
you know....like i used some good smelling stuff
at one point and it lingered on.

i am so enjoyin' this. which makes me think
maybe i should use some good smelling stuff
more often.

thing is....good smelling stuff usually smells
bad on me.

i'm not making that up.
someone once told me it's my body chemistry.
they said perfumes react with your chemistry.

i'm laughing now.
was that a nice way of sayin' i just plain stink?

but there are SOME good smelling things that remain
good smelling on me. and apparently, this is one of
them.

perhaps cause it's on my shirt and not my skin.

somehow, i think, if i stretch real far, i can get
a lesson out of this one.

grin.

how about this?

placement matters.
okay...let's stretch placement and twist it a bit
to include 'holding and sharing' or 'what we do
with something'

what we do with something matters.
where we put it.
who we share it with.
how we hold it.

i woke up happy today.
and i certainly plan on holding that one.
i deliberately shared it with my guy on the phone.
between the two of us, we've had enough sadness to
last for a long time. we need some happy whenever
we can get it. and so i laughed and joked and teased
on the phone.

he was quite receptive.
i watched the dance as i danced it.
and i delighted in every step we took.
i could feel his delight in return.

then i turned to yo.
same thing.
he too joined right in on the dance.

i purposely placed my happiness with them.

there are some people today that i know i can't
share it with. for complicated, stupid reasons,
i can't.

i know that. it's sad. but it's the way it is.
so i'm not even gonna try.

here's the difference.

in the past, i've tried.
failed.
and lost the happiness in the process.

i know better now.
i know it matters who i place my happiness with.
who i place my heart with.
who i place my trust with.

if i place it in the wrong spot, it stinks.
if i do it right, it smells good all day.

grin.

ya see, this really could all tie together.

i'm likin' this.
AND i smell good to boot!

a good start to the day....