Random Positivity

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My grandparents both passed well over a decade ago.  I hadn't seen them since I was a toddler but I always felt close to them. 
Since I was little my grandfather seemed like a cardinal to me and my grandmother a bluejay.  I have no idea why.
I believe that those you have lost can show themselves to you.  That being said, when I see a cardinal I get the overwhelming feeling that my grandpa is close by.  Same for my grandma when I see a bluejay, but it doesn't happen as often.  What brings me to tears of joy is when I really need to see them and they appear or when I see them together which happens more often than you would think. 
It doesn't seem to matter where I am in the country.  I will at some point see these two birds.
The best story I have is when I went to see the hospital where I was born this past April.  I was across the street from the maternity ward taking a picture when a cardinal landed about four feet from me on the sidewalk.  I said "hi Grandpa" and the bird cheeped back at me.  I turned to leave figuring this bird would fly away as I moved toward him, but he didn't.  I moved slowly back toward the corner where I would turn toward the car and this little bird hopped along side me in the grass beside the sidewalk.  As I turned the corner I looked toward the bird and said "bye Grandpa" and the little bird flew away. 

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When my son was a baby, this song came out.  We used to sing it to him, but change the lyrics to fit whatever infant issue we were dealing with at the time.  From swinging in his swing to changing diapers, we made the song fit.
When I hear it now, I remember some of the lyrics we made up but mostly it's just a catchy song.

SugarRays's Every Morning

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Roman numerals.
Yep, Roman numerals give me a little thrill. 
I love when books use them for chapter numbers.  I love using them when writing a paper or numbering whatever I need to number.  I prefer them on a watch, elevator buttons, and in movie titles.  I love that no one else seems to know what they are. 
It's like a secret little code except, on the rare occasion I find someone who can figure out what Superbowl it is without looking it up, I love that, too.

Except I never know what Superbowl it is because I don't follow baseball.