Day 686 – Grayson’s Journey

Dear family and friends

Today was a good day – church, out to lunch, an afternoon of errands – all good!

Grayson was in a good place today. He was pretty alert and pleasant as always. After a good service at church we went to lunch at a local favorite – Recess Eatery. It was a relaxing and enjoyable time on a very pleasant Sunday in Southern California!

The rest of the afternoon Grayson and I spent running errands – the sort of stuff that life is made of – gasoline, groceries and the like. It is great to have Grayson out, and he does well in the community. As always, he remains my cart driver at the grocery store. It is good therapy for him as he follows me and has to steer the cart through he gauntlet of other shoppers and obstacles. It requires that he remain alert to changing conditions and not to get too lost in the moment. And if he does, most people realize that he requires some special understanding and they give him a big smile if he needs some time to get the cart unstuck. Today I was struck by how many people gave him space with a smile as he made his rounds in the store.

Grayson teaches everyone around him every day that patience, understanding and most of all a big smile are the keys to success and moving forward.

Pax!

Brant