This morning I decide today is mine,
\nmy day to have,
\nany way I wish
\nit\u2019s been busy,\u00a0 we\u2019ve been busy
\nbut this morning, my husband rises only a little before me
\nso that he can start the coffee
\nand when I come down
\nwe can sit together
\nI don\u2019t know how many days it\u2019s been since
\nwe have had this luxury,\u00a0 but it feels like
\nfar too many
\nso I am savouring …<\/p>\n
after a leisurely sit, we have a few errands to do
\nand it\u2019s nice to do them
\ntogether
\nas I put the groceries away, my husband
\nheads down to the basement, to his drums
\nwhile I
\nhave somewhere else to
\nbe …<\/p>\n
there is road construction just off our street
\nso lots of rumbling and beeping
\nas heavy equipment backs up and trucks move the earth
\nbut as I step outside, just a few steps in
\nas the sun warms my neck and shoulders
\nas colours and flutters catch my eye
\nall distracting noises fade away
\ntrucks and diggers even the drumming, and music from the house
\ngive way to the sound of sparrows and chick-a-dees
\nwind chimes in the breeze
\ncicadas and crickets
\npeeps and flutters
\nand here I breathe in deep and
\nslow
\nI watch the fish in the pond
\nand the sparrows as they bathe in the dirt
\nI say hello to my flowers and admire each in their
\nunique beauty
\nquietly
\nI watch a chick-a-dee on a pine cone
\nreleasing seeds that twirl downward
\nthrough the air
\nand the glory of a Monarch as she dances
\nher way through
\nthe wildflowers, ever so
\ngracefully
\nI let the beauty of a little white butterfly
\ncarry all the worries of my week
\naway
\nand I feel my spirit ease
\nI smile at the sun
\nand I am richly filled with gratitude
\nfor
\nthis<\/p>\n
as all of this,
\nthis
\nis what I am
\nsunshine and breezes
\nflowers and flutters
\na little wild, unpolished
\nand unkempt
\na few weeds, I admire
\nand gorgeous natural beauty
\nand dirt
\nsure,
\nI am that too
\nin it’s nourishing and nurturing
\nnature
\nhonest
\nand true
\nthe cardinal calls and I can hear
\na Blue working to crack open a nut
\nthe sun warms my skin, and I smile
\nfrom inside
\nI can\u2019t imagine ever wanting anything more
\nthan this
\nQuiet beauty
\nBoundless joy
\nGentleness
\nGratitude
\nWonder, Light
\nand
\nLove<\/p>\n
it\u2019s all here and I gather it in
\nI breathe, and I smile
\nand then
\nI send it out to you<\/p>\n
I hope you too find your place of peace<\/p>\n
and when you do
\nyou take your moment
\nto smile, and to breathe
\nand to say
\nThank you<\/p>\n
and then maybe
\nsomeone offers you
\na nice kiss
\nand
\na lovely
\ncup of tea \u2665<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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