Life's Random Moments

I absolutely love life's random moments. I had so much fun tonight! The best part is, I did absolutely nothing in particular. After the Sunday YSA social at the Henderson's, Hailey, Jared, and I drove around to no where in particular while listening to The Carpenters Christmas CD. I know, October isn't the typical month to be listening to Christmas music, but with all the snow on the ground, I simply couldn't help it. There's nothing better after the first snow storm than listening to Karen Carpenter sing "The First Snowfall of the Winter" while driving through streets decorated in snow that is usually saved for those particularly fluffy winter days. I have to admit, I wasn't very excited yesterday when the first flakes began to fall, but as I sat listening to the music of the holidays, I had a major attitude adjustment and now can't wait for Christmas!

Okay, back on track now. Life is too short to have it filled with monotonous chores and boring conversations. Life is best lived by the seat of one's pants. The more randomness we can inject into each day, the happier we'll all be. For instance, next time you're in a boring conference, try putting on a sombrero and shaking a maraca. Sure, you may get a few unsavory glances by those lonely stiffs who have nothing better to do with their lives but scowl, but you just made your day a little better, and hopefully someone who, I don't know, has fixation with colorful Mexican Mariachi bands and hasn't seen one in ages. You just made their day.

Have you ever seen the FISH movie? If not, there are a couple of values they talk about at the Pikes Fish Market in Seattle (the place where they throw fish just to make work a little more interesting). These values, as you incorporate them into your life in the office (and everywhere else), make your life exponentially more enjoyable. Anywho, the first two values are my favorite, and I think everyone should adhere to them: Play and Make Their Day. Life just isn't complete without a little play. You may have the worst job in the world, get paid squat, and absolutely distain your boss, but if you can play a little bit each day, you'll enjoy going to work. As each of us try to "Make Their Day," meaning helping anyone and everyone have a little bit better day, we'll not only help our fellow man; we'll make our day that much more meaningful. I challenge you all to play more, and make people's day. Make your life enjoyable with those random moments. Be spontaneous. I can't wait until the next time I'm spontaneous. In fact, I'm going to plan on doing it tomorrow.