PRIDE & SELF ESTEEM

You ever have that feeling that the day is out to get you? You wake up ready to enjoy the world. You joyously sing or hum a tune. You go out of your way to say hi and "good day" to many a person on the street. You express love to everyone. And smile, smile, smile.

And then the day tramples on you and pushes you and pulls you and hurts you and treads on you and trods on you and bullies you into submission. And by the end of the day you wonder why oh why you were thinking it would be a good day.

Ever worry that that day would last a week, a month, a year or more?

Honestly, very honestly, I feel ever since the year 2002 began (2002, not 2003; yes, 2002) my life has been on a bumpy rollercoaster with very few highs but many a low and many a tumble with screeching and screaming all the way. I was hoping that 2003 would end my funk, but so far it's more of the same.

So why do I continue to try to smile and sing and laugh in the morningtime?