I took my own advice...

Yesterday I wrote about my love of the rain and how we should all go outside and act like a kid again, dance and sing in the rain, splash in the puddles!

Well I did just that.

I mentioned that my car broke down and though it did start up again, it ended up being my alternator and battery so I had to get my car fixed, and by the way I call my car Ida, just creates a good karma for me.

My brother let me use his car to run some errands yesterday morning before I could pick up Ida. I drove him to the bus stop early in the morning (5:30 am!!!!) and would call him when I dropped his car off at the bus stop for him to pick up after work. He had also asked me to look at his computer since it was out of whack, so I went to his place to see if I could fix it. I was able to and called him, and so Joey, I heard his phone ringing as it was sitting on the desk in front of me. I did get a call from a number I didn't recognize and knew it was him. Joey! I'll tell you one thing about him, there's still that little kid in him, he doesn't worry about much, and somehow everything always works out in his favor. It's all in our attitude, about everything, it really does make a difference.

He told me to drop his car off at a bus stop about a mile from my house.

It was pouring, I mean really coming down, but I decided that it was the perfect opportunity for me to take that walk in the rain, to feel like a little kid again, not worrying about my shoes getting wet from a puddle, couldn't care less if a car splashed me driving by, I had so much fun!

I was Gene Kelly in "Singing in the Rain". Maybe not singing about being happy and falling in love, but happy about my life, the people in my life, my family and friends, how blessed I was. And this was as I was on my way to pick up Ida and shell out money I don't really have. The walk pumped up my adrenalin and my thoughts gave me an extra bounce in my step. About half way through my walk as the rain was getting even worse, I did think about calling my sister in law to come pick me up, she had offered, but I kept going and again it was so much fun, I even sang out loud, starting with do, do, do, do, do...and before I knew it I was singing the whole song and splashing my feet in big puddles!

I'm telling you, try it! You will feel like a kid! No matter what problem you have, having that kid feeling inside you will make you feel like one, feeling like you could do anything, nothing to worry about. So as much as you check the weather for those sunny day, notice the rainy forecasts too, plan on taking that walk, a long one or a short one, just splash, sing, be a kid, you will feel so good!