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"What A Wonderful World" - Louis Armstrong

I'm appreciating the simple things this week has to offer. A late start in the morning and an early end in the afternoon. My beautiful, gray Coach bag with plenty of pockets to carry everything I need. My prescription sunglasses that block the brightness as I exit out of the red walls of the Disney Concert Hall. Everyday the sun is up and the air stays cool. A subtle breeze during my 15-minute walk up Grand Ave. and down Temple St. My newly-revised iPod full of Country and old songs I forgot I loved so much. Songs that remind me of me and a moment in time before what's making this time close to unbearable. Songs that never make me feel lonely.

Long lunch hours at the peaceful courtyard of the Cathedral. An especially friendly and upbeat staff member at the cafe that makes even the most mundane job extra special by serving it with a smile. Even more so that he recognized me today after only having met me briefly once before. Free refills including Starbucks iced coffee. Side conversations with total strangers 2 1/2 days after we've been trapped in the same room for an extended period of time. A good book I've already read, but liked so much to read again. Feeling like I actually do have a say and people care to listen. And realizing that I can do more than stress behind a desk all day.

Lyrics:

I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself what a wonderful world

I see skies of blue and clouds of white
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night
And I think to myself what a wonderful world

The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people going by
I see friends shaking hands saying how do you do
They're really saying I love you

I hear babies cry, I watch them grow
They'll learn much more than I'll never know
And I think to myself what a wonderful world
Yes I think to myself what a wonderful world

http://www.lyrics007.com/Louis%20Armstrong%20Lyrics/What%20A%20Wonderful%20World%20Lyrics.html
http://www.jazz.com/music/2007/11/5/louis-armstrong-what-a-wonderful-world
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