It's a great day to be alive

Happy Monday!  And yes, why not be happy?!

This morning, after my workout at the Orleans YMCA, I had a doctor's appointment.  Now, my doctor's office is very close to where I used to work at my bookkeeping job.  And close to that, there is an ESSO station that I would go to, occasionally, when I had to do some banking for that job.  I started going there because of the Subway that was inside, then I would go there to get some coffee and one of the oatmeal cookies that they had for sale up by the cash.  Eventually, the coffee and cookie was just an excuse to go and get cheered up because the owner/manager of the station was so pleasant.  I'm not sure of his nationality, but he was always happy and very pleasant. 

So, today, after I left my doctor's office, I decided to gas up at that station, get a coffee and cookie, and just say hello to the owner.  Well, he didn't appear to recognize me (it HAS been almost 2 months since I've been there!), but he was such a joy.  He was obviously very happy, humming a tune, and doing his best to make all his customers smile, with his favourite phrase "It's a beautiful day; it's a great day to be alive."

Yes, Mr. ESSO station man, it IS a great day to be alive!

Wendy VanderMeulen
TPI Travel
613-282-0575
wendyv@tpi.ca