I'm feeling elated at having completed my 32 hours of work over the weekend. I came home tired and listless. Barely able to raise enthusiasm for anything.

After packing some shopping away, I embarked on a little cooking exercise. A friend had gifted some butternut pumpkins from his garden. His wife gave me a suggestion for how to cook them. She described how I should cut them lengthwise in half, scoop out the seed cavity, fill that with some butter, sprinkle all over with cinnamon and a little sugar, bake in the oven at 350 F for approx an hour, then mix it all up in the skin afterward.

It was a very satisfying meal. :-)

My wife and step-daughter had gone to the movies to watch 'It', with the scary clown. I felt that watching a scary clown snatch little kids into the sewers was not going to add much positive to my life, so I declined to go along. They love scaring themselves witless. I wished them joy.

Instead, I watched a little TV before relenting, letting go of a day that was well past its end already and going to bed at 8:30 pm. I woke at 3:30 am, refreshed and quickly shook off the groginess of my sleep.

What a glorious time of day it is. The early morning. The world is quiet and everyone is slumbering. A beautiful solitude. The creative juices flow. I think and dream of new exciting aspirations. The music in my headphones is taking me on an evocative emotional journey, filling me with bliss, enthusiasm and excitement for the days ahead.

Here is song that will communicate my mood well. :-D

Headstart for Happiness - Style Council

The future looks bright. ;-)