Just like yesterday the light made its way through the curtains in our bedroom.
I inhaled deep and exhaled an honest thank you.
The words traveled to God’s ears as my eyes opened with freedom.
Another day is here.
So am I.
The dew on the grass was beginning to blindly jump into the sky,
making room for the sunshine to take over its place on the blade.
The world is beginning its morning routine and so was I.
Just like yesterday I put on the coffee.
4 cups.
3 for me.
1 for her.
I need the extra caffeine to keep up with my thoughts.
Our tree in the backyard has taken up a new resident this past week.
Just like yesterday, she sings a song I’m still trying to learn.
I cannot quite understand her, but I cannot believe it is anything other than a prayer.
I watch her leave and come back, leave and come back.
She always returns, like she always sings.
Just like yesterday, I wondered what all of this was for.
You know, living.
This endless miracle of breathing and being.
The rollercoaster ride of emotions, the winding road of dreams,
and the uninterrupted movement of becoming.
Just like yesterday I feel behind.
I got lost when I took a wrong turn by comparing myself to someone who isn’t me.
There is a heaviness and guilt that comes with this way of living.
Some days I think it’s true, that I am.
But other days I know it’s a lie.
There are many speeds and ways to go forward.
And forward is where I am heading.
Soon it will be tomorrow, but for now it is today
and just like yesterday,
I’m again reminding myself that where I am is right where I need to be.
And it is a beautiful thing to be.
And maybe this is the song the bird sings.

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