Cold mornings and warm evenings

I was so excited to see a frosty start to the day today, blue sky, a hint of sun, a thick frost and the smell of winter in the air. It's a day when I would love to cycle to work but it's too damn slippy so enclosed in the confines of a car would have to do! Even stuck in the car in traffic being able to see the blue sky makes it all worthwhile. I even love the cold air on my cheeks as I walked along the street, I even caught myself smiling to myself. Oh I would have loved to be up on a mountain crunching through the new days frost but a girls got to make a living and all that and a blue sky makes it all better.

My day was also full of warmth today, the warmth of lovely people and I'm so grateful some people are in my life. I have some fab colleagues who make me laugh and cry but whatever happens it's nice to know that some people refuse to be robots in the system and I love the energy this creates.

And the day got better after an evening of warmth from a man I met a few years ago through work and who has remained a trusted friend ever since. A quick catch up and a cup of tea turned into several glasses of wine and four hours of sharing stories and experiences, non stop good vibes, intelligent conversation and just sharing compassion. We talked a lot about mental health tonight and keeping our core principles whatever happens and I feel so passionately about this. As this lovely specimen of a man said "you just can't make some people feel compassionate and sometimes it's just best to stop the conversation"

I'm so glad I haven't had compassion battered out of me, compassion for others rocks!