The 'Oh Well' Philosophy #1: Car Inspections, Chiffon Cake, and 1% Despair.

I haven't done anything major, yet my energy levels are in the negative.
Going out on a rainy day is a chore in itself.

Today is my car inspection.
Thinking, 'I'll spend the wait time relaxing,' I ordered herbal tea in the lounge.
Then, a cute little cup of chiffon cake came along with it.

Apparently, it's something they have shipped in.
Nobody told me something like that would show up.
On top of that, they even gave me a hand massage before I went to the lounge.
At this point, I thought, 'Is today's outing already a win?'


Perfect. Maybe I'm a capable woman today.…And just a few seconds later.

When I opened my iPad, I saw the red battery icon and 1% remaining.

The kind of moment where you go, 'Wait, now? Today?'

In that instant, I thought,
that humans probably run out of battery suddenly just like this.
Even if you look fine on the outside,
on the inside, you're already at 'only 1% left.'

But despair actually arrives quite quietly, doesn't it?
I was planning to watch a video while I waited, but
without a fuss,the screen went pitch black,and I whispered to myself,
'You really did it now.'But then I noticed the cute Halloween ghost pattern on the side of the treat I was eating,

'Well, days like this aren't so bad, are they?'

Life is probably like that too,
and maybe we receive unexpected kindness more on the days when we're running on empty
than on the days when we're perfectly prepared.

Conclusion:
Even at 1%, if you have something sweet and a hand massage,
it's all good.