I am a positive guy. 

I am happy. 

I try not to let things bother me. 

I try to pick the right things to think about. 

Let things go. 

Acknowledge nice. 

Have manners. 

Say ‘hello.’ 

The ‘Golden Rule’ kind of thing. 

I am kind of always ‘up.’ 

I feel it when I wake up. 

‘Okay, away we go.’ 

But the odd time, I wake up, I don’t feel it. 

I would not go as far as saying I am depressed. 

But I would go as far as saying I am not feeling my usual ‘up’ self. 

It is weird. 

I like these mornings. 

It makes me conscious of everything. 

What do I have to do to change this? 

I am already at the bottom before my feet are on the floor. 

There is nowhere to go but up. 

How am I going to get rid of this? 

How am I going to get there? 

Keep going. 

Don’t stop. 

Work on everything. 

Do all I usually do and more. 

Push. 

I know that each thing I do diminishes the ‘off’ and changes it to ‘on.’ 

Get on my bike. 

Ride it off. 

I have some of my best rides on days like this. 

By around eleven AM, the ‘OFF’ is ‘ON.’ 

‘TJ’ has returned. 

‘OFF/ON’ 

Insert light switch emoji here. 

‘There is another way to ride.’