Two

A fun sci-info tidbit learned this past week: some scientists arranged a new aurora's acronym to read STEVE. The purple spearlike aurora is named Steve! The best.
*** Aside over ...
This morning's blog post is brought to you by my most recent earworm: the song "One" by Harry Nilsson. The line "two can be as lonely as one" is stuck in my brain today.
I'm a person who enjoys my own company and craves alone time frequently. My favorite saying lately is "It's too people-y out there!"
Sometimes "two" can feel lonely when there's a profound disconnect or worldviews conflict or communication feels almost impossible.
I am grateful every day that my chosen plus-one rarely makes me feel lonely when we are two.
Trying to think of things I'm grateful for instead of giving in to the complaint-oriented part of my psyche.
And it's Friday! Another thing to be thankful for this morning, along with the fuzzy old doggo snoozing on my feet.