Coyote Too

This is a reply, of sorts, to @SingleGal's post called "The Struggle." Like much in Charles de Lint's books, this describes a way to look things which has made me much more comfortable with myself and the world around me. I'm glad her article led me to this again. I should come back to it more often.

“I don't envy the music others hear anymore; I'm too filled with my own now, the strains that connect me to [the] people I love in my life. I'm not saying my world's suddenly become perfect. I've still got my ups and downs.…But whenever things get bad, all I do is slow down. I stop and listen to the music and then I can't help but appreciate what I do have.

It's funny what a difference a positive attitude can have. When you go out of your way…