Isn’t it a beautiful day today? I am thankful for today and loving the vibes January 11th is offering to me . You can say I am excited for today because yesterday wasn’t as bright and beautiful for me. I wasn’t feeling up to it. Everything seemed rather dull and gray.

There was a heaviness in my heart that I couldn’t explain away. I found myself lost in my thoughts, trying to play catch up with should have been just another day. Instead it wasn’t.

My head hurt. My mind raced with a million thoughts, some coherent, some incoherent. Finally I let it all out. And there, just for a brief moment, a sense relief washed over me. I had won the battle. My head didn’t hurt much.

But the looming feeling and the dreaded pain came back soon enough. This time I could not shrug this feeling of despair away.

Today, with the awareness of how my mind and body were not in synch and the heaviness I experienced through out the day extending way in to the evening hours, I am thankful for today.

Today is a new day, a day to find that little pocket of sunshine, a bit of sparkle and everything nice.

I am thankful for

the encouraging note I found on my Facebook wall from my mother’s friend, that just brightened my day. I am thankful for Sam Yo’s 20 minute Disco ride on Peloton – where may or may not have used the F word.

I am thankful for the five minutes I spent listening to V as she describe her dream in vivid details while I brushed her hair . Or for N’s innocent, out of the blue “I am going to one of those people who walk in the flight for Halloween” read air hostess as she took a bit from the warm egg and cheese Quesadilla .

I am forever thankful for S’s morning warm hug!

I am thankful for my walk with Ginger as we walked down our regular trail. The weather reminding of Belgaum rains as I felt the cold breeze on my face. The voice on my air pod oblivious to my state continued reading out chapter from the book.

Yes, I am thankful for today! This here is my everyday- a bit of spice, a bit of sugar.

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We all have good days and bad days. Yesterday was just one of the those days my mind and body asked me take a pause. My posts are usually, rather always about the fun side of things. And that is what you will find here mostly.

And then there will be times when I will tell you as it is. No fluff, no filter. The side of me that sometimes struggles just as you do. I do hope you find something to be thankful for today. Have a great day ❤️.

“Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson