Be Happy

I had one of the most awful days at the office yesterday. Do you ever have those days when you feel like you don't quite know whether what you're doing is right or wrong; when you know you're trying your best but somehow nothing seems to be falling into place? Well, I guess yesterday was one of those days for me.

It made me miss my old office where they knew me well enough such that if things weren't going right, they knew I wasn't messing up on purpose and that I was trying my best. Here at my new office, I get the feeling that they just see the 'things are not going right' part.

Well, when I got home, even MyGirl could tell something was wrong. After she gave me kiss and a hug, she said, "Why aren't you talking?" (Children notice these subtle things.)

MacGyver tried to distract me with a couple of episodes of House, but as luck would have it, one of the episode we caught had Foreman telling Cameron something to the effect that, "You're just my colleague, Cameron, you're not my friend." (Ouch!)

Anyway, after a good night's sleep, I decided to catch an early mass this morning. Right after the mass ended, the congregation clapped their hands joyfully. Somehow, the clapping triggered a 'be happy' button inside me and I went out of the church smiling. It was quite strange. I've never really gotten that sort of reaction to clapping before. (No, I'm not complaining, I'm just saying it was a welcome surprise.)

After that, the day ahead didn't seem too bad.

So far, so good. I'm not quite as 'down in the dumps' as I was yesterday.