I think I’m going to change my conversation starter. I mean, “How are you?” seems so 2020, don’t you think?

Lately when I ask that question, I get the same shoulder shrug, ennui-induced sigh that I know all too well. I, too, am feeling listless and not quite myself in this winter of discontent.

But what if I charge you to “Tell me something good in your life”?

That would make me stop, pause, perhaps even smile at some small thing that brings me joy. Nothing momentous or even note-worthy to most, but something good all the same.

If you asked me that question at this very moment, I would reply, “Warm breakfast casserole made with leftovers from my fridge – yum!”

See, that’s not so hard.

Now you try…