How to start a so-so day

It's a Saturday and I have to work - nothing extraordinary about that, but there are many other things I would rather be doing. So I am answering a call on my mobile and waiting for my favourite barrista to get my double skinny latte (yes, that's also a good way to start a day at work!). There's a young mother with a baby of about 10 months in a pram and a toddler in tow in front of me. The baby and the pram are facing me. Then KAPOW! It happens - I smile at Baby and there's this instantaneous connection when our eyes meet and Baby smiles back. It's not just a little fleeting turning up of the mouth at the corners, but an open-mouthed, eye-crinkling, totally amazing complete smile. It almost takes my breath away in its purity and intensity. Then, Mum turns the pram around and is gone, totally oblivious of the magic her little one has managed to create. And if that isn't the perfect way to start any day, but especially a so-so one, I don't know what is! And in the absence of that serendipitous morning meeting, I can always look at this gorgeous photo of one of my lovely nephews in his birthday hat to start my day on the right note!