I wake up this morning, not so very early,
\nwith a feeling of joy
\nmy husband slips out of bed
\nas I stretch my legs across _____________ \u00a0taking over his side
\nsleepily I smile
\nwhen I do slowly open my eyes, I look at the light
\ncascading across our newly painted walls
\nand I think of the illumination of the northern lights
\nbreathing deeply
\nI stretch my arms out wide and begin with ease to move my fingers
\nthen notice my wedding rings
\nand just how beautiful they are, and how wonderful this makes me feel
\nand that seems to me,\u00a0 quite a perfect way
\nto make a start\u2026<\/p>\n
I have absolutely no obligations today,
\nnowhere to be, and nothing
\nto do
\nthat is
\nnothing that needs my
\ndoing
\noutside the sky is rather bleak and cold looking
\nand something rather snizzle-like is streaming in
\nso here,\u00a0 here then are my plans
\nfor this day…<\/p>\n
I\u2019m going to sink into a rather good book
\nand a wonderfully comfortable chair
\nI\u2019m going to watch the birds and the squirrels
\nas they gather for bits to eat
\nI am going to marvel and be quite amazed at their lovely attire
\nlater I think I\u2019ll polish my toes in a particularly delightful shade
\nof pink
\nso that when it comes time for warm socks and fuzzy slippers
\nI will still know that they are there
\nI\u2019m going to send out some words of Love
\ninto a world that sometimes it seems has forgotten
\nsimplicity
\nand when it should happen, that I think of you
\nI\u2019m going to sit down and tell you so
\nI\u2019m going to listen to the words of someone much smarter than me
\nand try to bathe myself in
\nwisdom
\nI\u2019m going to kiss my husband, whose lovely soft lips have all the magic
\na simple heart needs
\nto conquer
\nthe whole
\nworld<\/p>\n
I\u2019m going to sip a deliciously spicy turmeric tea
\nwith the sweetness of honey and the warm peppery bite of ginger
\nand cinnamon
\nsavouring each swallow
\nas it eases its way through
\nI\u2019m going to listen to music while singing my heart out
\nand dance around in the kitchen
\nI\u2019m going to make sure there\u2019s time for me to tell you just how very
\nwonderful
\nI think you are
\neven if it feels rather schmaltzy to you
\nbecause my darling
\nI do
\nI\u2019m going to straighten my husband\u2019s bow tie
\nkiss him good-bye and swoon a little
\nas he goes
\nscent still on my skin
\nI\u2019m going to laugh with my girls and think too
\nof my sons and wonder just how these incredible humans
\ncould possibly have come from me
\nand when it feels time
\nfor another cup of tea
\nI\u2019ll return to my chair
\nsit by the window
\nand set down a few words
\nto
\nremember
\nthis<\/p>\n
and then…<\/p>\n
when the day,
\ncomes to an end, as it will
\nI will crawl into bed
\nwrap myself up and\u00a0snuggle in
\nI will smile to myself
\nand I will sigh, a great
\nsigh …<\/p>\n
of deep gratitude<\/p>\n
for all of the magnificent nothingness
\nof
\nthis \u2665<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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