At work, I was chatting by the copier with a friend.  As we went to walk ouour separate ways, which would end up being tens of feet to our respective cubicles, I remarked, “I think today is going to be the greatest Tuesday ever.”

Well sure, a hot cup of coffee and a good doughnut alone could probably boost a standard Tuesday into the Top Ten All-Time, but it’s good to start Tuesdays off with a quality goal in mind.  See, I finished this Tuesday by writing one of the longest run-on sentences ever, but I digress.

Getting back to my cube, I received a message from my friend.  Turns out that she was able to get into a water color painting class that she was interested in taking.  Score!  Her day was up to a “Nine” and it wasn’t even Noon, yet.

As for me, I reported that if meetings kept going well, I figured that I might be able to get up to an “Eight” by quitting time.  Not an All-Time Great Tuesday, but still pretty decent.  Then, closing out from the message, I left by typing a happy note, “Every day is an opportunity to do great things.” Indeed, it was true.  True for a Tuesday.  True for every day.

A few minutes later, my friend called me out to her cube.  She had a new decoration to show me.

No, not the centerfold photo of the semi-exposed frog in the library program guide.

Although, you must admit that this is one saucy reptile.

No, silly!  My quote made the cube wall!  A daily reminder that each day is an opportunity for greatness.

I smiled.  This day was indeed a “Ten.” One of my best Tuesdays ever.