The Goldfinch vs. The Bitch

I was in such a bad mood, none of my plans were working out & the tennis people were driving me nuts.  I spilled my bottle of nail polish remover all over the coffee table for the second time in 3 months and wanted to throw away the table on the spot.

Just then David yelled out, "there's a yellow bird on the door handle".
WHAAAT?
I run to the door thinking he's pointing me to any old stupid bird, and look on the car door handle.  Much to my surprise there is a little yellow goldfinch on my screen door handle pecking up food from the door handle and screen (what's to eat there I don't know).

Instantly a big smile came across my face, the bad mood went away and all was right in the world again.  So I ran out to put bird food in the bird feeder.  Within five minutes the beautiful red cardinals came--deep red color, you are so beautiful, who made you?  How can I get that color hair?

When you get in a bad mood remember you are one small speck in the realm of the universe, so go placidly amid the noise and haste.  You have a right to be on this earth just like the trees and the birds and do not go and spread your bad mood among the stars.

For the record, I really like the book the Goldfinch.