In our world at the moment, a Monday kiss is a good way to start the day and the week. Chloe sees me coming out of the house, and is waiting for me by the gate, along with the donkeys. I smile when I see her, or so says Maria, and when I get to the get we exchange a few kisses.

Talk about setting the tone, I begin the day with warmth and a smile, and so I will share these kisses with you in the hope that it also brings warmth and a smile to  your Monday morning. We often take ourselves too seriously, the world is not a horrible place, it is, in some ways, a better place than it has ever been.

Chloe and her kisses remind me of this in the same way that Simon’s call to life reminded me of this, Animals can do this for us, if we let them, they can help us find balance and perspective,