Enough

 I finally have gotten to a place in the rewrite of the rewrite of DANGER LOOMS where it is just fixing  things up a little, rather than having to redo big hunks of copy.

I needed a day to clear my head and went to Disneyland yesterday with my son and Jakey.  I am way past caring about the rides  and its all about getting exercise and racking up steps.  There's people watching too and I check out graphic T-shirts for messages from the universe.  There were a few about being relaxed, but most had something to do with something Disney.  

 I like to think something I wear might offer a message from the universe to whoever notices.  It could be a laugh as in the shirt with The Scream featuring Charley Brown or something reassuring like the shirt I got recently that says You are  Enough on the front.   

 I imagine someone having a bad day and feeling less than who sees that shirt and it gives them a lift.   

 The Trader Joe's cashiers almost always ask how my day is going and it's not just idle chit chat.  I have heard stories that when someone admits to having a bad day or is even in tears, the cashiers present them with flowers to cheer them up.   

It's such a nice thought that we can make someone's day brighter.  Though I have to admit it doesn't always work.  There is a surly clerk at Costco and I have always tried to be extra friendly when I go through his line, but he never loses the chip on his shoulder attitude.  What's even more ridiculous is that they often put him in the self checkout area where his whole job is helping people get to an available spot and then helping  them if they have trouble.  In other words, customer service.  He definitely doesn't do it with a smile.

Despite my failure with him,  I still will keep trying to cheer someone up who appears down. It seems like the least we can do for each other.