It's a very cold Chicago day but the sun is shining and my amazing view of Lake Michigan has me mesmerized. The pockets of blue and green seem to be racing away the murkish brownness of winter. And I look at this view with the brightness of the blue sky and amaze at how lucky I am.
I'm a strange woman who can't get enough of college basketball and am cheering for VCU since I saw them in person last weekend and am fascinated with their coach, Shaka Smart, after watching him play harder than his team and bringing an underdog to life.
Now what in the world does college basketball have to do with my 6 months 2 life philosophy? Last weekend I boldly went to the NCAA tournament BY MYSELF and to the Purdue fan celebration at Union Park. Determined to reach out to strangers, I discovered that a smile and a bit of friendliness does open up opportunities. A free beer was great pre-game and the conversations about legislative funding, basketball strategy and the parallels with work life were great. And then Sunday, met someone I really enjoyed who, unfortunately for me, was adorned with a shiny gold wedding band. So we'll be friends and I'll keep smiling and reaching out because I now have four new friends - none of whom live in Chicago. But, it was a great beginning.
Shaka, I hope you can conquer those twins today. I'll be cheering you on in the sun with laptop on my lap and hoping you can write a book and sign it for me.
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