True renewal

Last Saturday was the first day of spring and it felt it.  Warmth, comfort and the ease in which I was able to do my weekly chores was such a good and uplifting feeling.

That vibe carried into Monday, as I went to the office.  But being there was a bit different, as I received official word that I was offered a new job that I'd been interviewed for and wanted.  Maybe in another time and a different age, I would have been shouting from the rooftops, etc., but this time all I can do is feel a sense of relief, elation and some pride.

It was a long road to get to this point.  I'm excited, a little nervous as it's something and someplace new, but I'm cautiously optimistic.  And I embrace change - especially one I initiated.

In the air

The sun's been shining a lot more frequently, over this last week.  It's been calm and quiet - daily work routines and physically going into the office, aside.  A minor headache with the equipment I use to record the podcast, but I've already figured out plans A & B to correct this.  I've managed to post a few new music previews, but actually read a new book and reviewed it in full on Popdose.  I've had the chance to see spring training baseball.  The taxes are done and there are refunds due.  So it would seem any usual "February doldrums" were staved off.

Of course, there are another 14 days until spring officially begins, but these are the signs I look for to feel emotionally reinvigorated.  Whatever is happening in the news, I don't believe or pay attention to anymore.  There's little-to-no truth involved; I don't need news or people on social media telling me what to feel, etc.  I look around and simply live in the moment that we're in - and that means living simply.  Aside from now being 56 years old, I don't have the want or desire to sit (or stand) in a music club, losing more of my hearing; I don't feel a need to get drunk; I don't want to have conversations that I've had time and time again - I am actually taking full stock of my solitude and savoring it; embracing it, wholly.  For all the negatives and tragedy that the pandemic has caused, I've managed to find the positives to keep me afloat and engaged.  

March 20th and the winter is over - that's the prize my eye is trained on right now and that feels very good.