I met this fabulous lady at the bank yesterday - older, walked with a cane. She had on a black hat, but the rest of her outfit looked like she said "I can't decide which color I want, so I think I'm just going to wear them all today." Multi-colored scarf over a patterned blazer. She was a black & multi-colored rainbow.

We had reached for the same pen when filling out a deposit slip - I of course deferred to her because she was older, mostly, but also because she was so stinkin' cute. I got in line for the tellers before she did and, I'm not gonna lie, was kinda relieved because ya know how old people are...slow. But I turned when she approached and as we exchanged a smile, I chided myself for being a jerk and asked her if she would like to go before me. She said "No, thank you. I just had my physiotherapy and I feel rejuvenated." So there, Kelly, for thinkin' she was nattering and feeble. We started to chat about the price of gas and the necessity of planning trips. She explained that she wasn't one of "those people" who complained about prices today because her father always said in life, you have to roll with the punches. Evidently, he also said "remember the $25 days" which I had never heard (even googled it, no help there) but took to mean the days in which a family could live off of $25.

It seems like her father was a pretty awesome man, because he was a fan of one of my favorite sayings; it's an oldie but goodie "never follow the crowd...I hope if everyone else is jumping off of a bridge, you are not." As I listened and took in the features of her face I was just totally delighted by her presence, even in that little slip of time. I always want to collect these cool people that I meet, but I have come to learn that they are probably just there in that time and space for a reason. Whether it be to brighten each other's day (I am sure she was surprised to find that I wasn't a twit because of the way that I raced to the line to get there before her; I'm not subtle) or remind each other of something, as in this instance, a thought that needs to be reinforced. I am an absolute fool over people like that, who are clearly their own person and tell you neat little tid bits that make your day. But I don't let that adoring girl come out much...only with strangers who I will never see again...makes no sense, does it?

Thing is, if we pull our heads from out of our asses for long enough, we find that we are surrounded by these people. I really think you attract to you what you are looking for with the energy that you perpetuate; the vibe that you give out. So, it's important to concentrate on positive ish instead of worrying all the time. Perhaps if I stopped worrying and engage that adoring girl part of me a little more, I'd deal less with d-bags and more with delightful creatures.