Most days are fraught with thinking and a knashing mind, and/or places to go crowded in with people to see. Then, once in a great while, like a holiday, comes a simple day. It dawns bright and clear right smack in the middle of an ordinary week, making the week extraordinary. You wake up peaceful – no alarm needed. Coffee pot works effortlessly. You meditate with a calm mind. The day slides by without fears, heartbreak, and anxieties creeping in. I was surprised by this kind of a day today.
At first, I was a little anxious having to miss yoga in order to get to Boston, then NY ahead of the impending snowstorm. My schedule was upended by the weather at the last minute. Usually this would cause undue anxiety. Today it was just, “Oh well, let’s just go with it”. Now I know I made the right decision not to take part in the yoga spring challenge. Just “being the vehicle for the spirit” is so much easier than obsessing and trying to shape things I cannot change. Today my daughter absolutely had to get to NY for a wedding she is in and was depending on me to get her there. We had to work around the storm. By relaxing and taking everything as it comes, including Boston traffic, made it a very “simple day”. I drove to Boston and got there early. Was rewarded with a little Dunkin Donuts time to catch up on all my emails (now I belong to all these groups, I have email to actually manage). Then I picked her up and we sailed to NY hassle free. We only stopped once, then made the three hour trip with no radio or music on. We talked and shared about our lives all the way home. Upon arriving, my husband took us out to dinner. Another 2 hours of catching up on our lives.
A plain, simple, uncomplicated day spent connecting to loved ones. Tonight my heart sits quiet and peaceful and thankful – more so than it has been in years. Through a “simple” day like today I found a person that has been lost for quite awhile. Stolen by the demands of others. I’m coming home to myself again. This simple day was significant for me. If such a day crosses your path, embrace and appreciate whatever it is trying to say to you.
And so, as another day goes by, I know I am just in rejuvenation for the next round, and ….I have written.
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