I managed to snap this pic on my way to work. The water on the left is the Potomac River, and since there is greenery all along it, it gets really overpopulated with geese when they are doing their migrations.

But ya gotta love spring and goslings! It’s a bit fuzzy since this is a tiny crop from the view from my dashboard.

Things are both looking up and down this week. I’ve had two good days, which to me is a promising sign. But the work situation continues to be a stressor, as there’s nothing like an uncertain future hanging over your head. Me? I’m not worried about being out of work. My problem is that I’d actually like to stay with this company but move into a different group. The stress comes from wondering whether that can work out.

On a separate note, I came across a really great quote in a book that I picked up recently:

There are two great days in a person’s life — the day we are born and the day we discover why. William Barclay

The book was The Passion Test, which is a very quick read and a fairly simple idea. Write down 15 things that you envision yourself being passionate about (in your ideal life) and then use a simple sorting trick to come up with your top five. There are a variety of simple, supporting strategies to help you “manifest” these things in your life.

For some, this may be a bit to esoteric, new-Agey, but I happen to have some sympathies for what Oprah calls “the universe trying to give you a message.” (Like the other night, when I dropped the bottle of wine I had bought on the garage floor and it broke.)

It’s only $10 on Amazon, so it might be worth the investment!