Good Morning

I arose early this morning to go to the Y for a workout.   As I stepped outside, I could feel that the temperature was a bit warmer than yesterday - a welcome change.   At the Y, I ran on a treadmill for forty minutes.   I've been neglecting my running lately and I knew the run would be difficult.   It was.   By the time I finished, I was totally exhausted.   But, I also felt good that I was able to complete it.   I left the Y feeling pretty satisfied with myself.

I returned home for breakfast, and I must say the coffee was perhaps the best I've ever brewed.   Just marvelous.   As I sat and scanned the morning paper and sipped this delicious brew I was aware of just how content I felt at that moment.   Now, I know the economy still sucks, and many cold winter days still lie ahead, but for just this morning anyway, I feel really good.   Hope can be a powerful thing.   Now I know that hope alone won't fix anything.   Still, think how crappy you would feel if you didn't even have hope.

Do you remember at the end of the last of the old Star Wars movies - after the evil emperor had been destroyed and Darth Vader had repented and died?   Luke and Han and Leia were partying with the Ewoks - celebrating the defeat of the dark side and the return of balance to the force.

It kind of feels like that.