Last week I was down, depressed and quite frankly, angry. American politics had me worried and about ready to pull my hair out. But then I reminded myself to focus on what I can control. I can't control policy or laws or decisions made by folks with more power and influence than me (other than voting, protesting, calling my representatives etc. etc.) but I can choose to be happy. I can choose to focus on a brighter day that will come. So that's what I'm doing. My wife and I have decided to move up our Alaskan cruise by a year. This has brought excitement into my life and I've been very involved in the planning. Anticipating checking off a bucketlist trip brings me joy. My lovely wife and I saw the amazing Mandy Barnett the other night and her performance reminded me of the joy that exists in music and community we form when we experience it together.Summer is just around the corner and the rays of sunlight hitting my skin is something to look forward to. I'm going to be happy and I'm going to experience joy even if forces beyond me would try to make me believe that doom is all around. I will be happy, I will have joy. And I hope you will too.
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