theeeeere's a bright golden haze on the meh-daaah...!

I can thank my father for instilling in me a love for Rogers and Hammerstein.

I can thank "Curly McLain" (R&H) for helping me find a mantra that really speaks what I want to feel each day...what I DO feel each day...who knew it could be so simple? It has been more than a "beautiful feeling"... everything really has been going my way.

I have really started to catch on to this tour guide thing...even tho I didn't want to do it when it came time to train. I decided to open up my mind and recieve. The Lord has been giving. Some mornings when I could feel ickiness creeping in on me, I have climbed into one of the busses and sang this song at the top of my lungs.

"THEEEEEEEEre's AAA BriIIIIIght golden haze on the Me-DAAAAAHHHHH...!!!!!"

...and it works.

The public has been very gracious to me. Even when they start to get testy, I am usually able to build a rapport with the people on my bus and they leave happy. People think I'm informative, and that I have a great voice. Their gratuities have been very generous, and that is helping us tremendously.

We are so blessed! I am so blessed. It's amazing how the more I try to be positive, the easier it gets. When I expect to have fun, I do. When I think that people will show me their best self, I see it.

There is one thing I have stopped doing recently: owning the feelings of others. From time to time, I still slip up with my husband, but on the whole, I have allowed other people to feel good or bad without letting it affect my attitude. Furthermore, I have been taking responsibility for my own attitude. I choose to remain positive. It works! I'm having a great time!

Everything's goin' my way.

:)