Victory, on such a personal note

Somedays you just need a 'W'. Ever been there? Come on, everyone has. Well, whether or not I've expressed it, be it in writing or in speaking, I needed a 'W'. And there it was. Today, for me, total victory. Maybe it was the stars aligning, maybe it was me catching a break-face it, a bunch of breaks, but I consider today a complete Victory. There will be no post-game commentary of the day letting itself get beat. I just got the best of it today.
Great feeling, Victory. I don't even want to go to sleep right now because I'm so stinkin' happy. It's been so long since I've had a day like today that I almost forgot what a great day feels like. Now, don't go thinking I'm all depressed and a sad sack. That's not it. There's been the funk, that's long gone. Just no joy. And life with no joy is just damn sad. So today, I don't know what it was, maybe the full night of sleep, maybe the content of knowing I'm trying. It could be that I firmly believe that good things will happen. Maybe doing things for the people you give a crap about can give you a boost.
For me, that was the cherry on top of my big ol' ice cream sundae of a day. I got to do for someone in my world, and it made them happy. Someday later I'll explain this a little bit better. Okay, a lot better.

What it boils down to is that this stuff really all happened in succession today:
My car was saved by the dealership service center-how often does that happen? I'm betting more often than not, it's just that no one talks about it.
A job I don't want had something happen that locked it up for me that there's no way I'm working for these guys. It just isn't a good fit on so many levels.
I have a phone call scheduled for tomorrow that could turn into a job prospect.
I helped my brother get a t-shirt he's been looking for since Christmas.
I've been asked to help a friend of mine whose son is in a bit of trouble with bullies and wants to learn how to defend himself with words, not fists (there's a time and place for everything, but verbal warfare happens to be a specialty of mine).
And the last one I'm not sharing with the internet world just yet, I get to savor it, because it made me happy....so there. Sometimes you have to hold on to something that's just yours and yours alone for a little while before sharing with the group. I'm just sayin'.

For now, if you have a friend you haven't spoken with in awhile, email them, call them, just get in contact. You'd be amazed the power of friendship and what it means to the other person.

I'll get to sports in the tomorrow. I think.