Just another day

I really didn't want to go to work this morning. I was tired, I wasn't feeling well... the list of excuses went on and on. But I had a meeting to go to, and I had some things that I really needed to get off of my "to-do" list. So I got up and got dressed and left. But I was not in a very good mood. When I stepped out of the back door, I was surprised at how light it was outside. A sure sign that the days are getting longer, and that spring is (finally) on its way. The thought cheered me up somewhat, but I still wasn't in a very good mood. I wasn't really paying much attention to what was going on around me as I drove; I was too pre-occupied with how much I didn't want to be in my car driving to work. Until I happened to look in the rearview mirror. We're getting to one of my favourite times of the year, when I can watch the sun come up behind me while I drive (I don't recommend watching for too long at any one time though). The sun hadn't yet broken the horizon, but it was getting close. The sky behind me was all sorts of shades of pink and purple and yellow and orange. Absolutely breathtaking! As I admired the colours of the sky, Psalm 118:24 suddenly came to mind:
"This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it."
Those simple words lifted my spirits dramatically. I started to think, just maybe, the day wouldn't be so bad and that I would get through it. Friday is a short day for me (I only work until 12:30) so I only had to get through 5 hours, rather than 8, and the meeting would help to fill some of that time. It turned out that I had a second meeting to go to as well, and those two filled most of the morning and the time flew by. I got most of the information I needed for one of the things that I had to get off of my to-do list, and I was able to get a good start on the second item, cutting down on the amount of work that I'll have to finish on Monday. It was a beautiful sunny day, and warmer than it has been for the last couple of days (and it didn't snow, which is always good). I didn't have any errands to do after work, so I was able to go right home; most Fridays I'm lucky to be home by 4:00 even though I get off early. All in all, it turned out to be a pretty good day. Well, until I slipped getting back into my car after stopping to get the paper and the mail, but we won't go there right now.
Looking back on today, I'm reminded of a story from "Chicken Soup For The Christian Family Soul" that I used to have hanging on my wall at the last placed I worked at.
"Yes, it is just another day. A day to enjoy God's gracious beauty upon this earth. A day to learn the value of determination and hard work. A day to learn the value of judging mankind for the quality he has, not for what he has not. A day to learn the value of love."
Just another day, indeed.
TTFN!