oh, here's to my yesterday

Yesterday was a day.

The to do list was long, and several items were weighty in either emotional toil or physical toil. The list did not get finished, which always leaves me feeling frustrated by the end of the night. The things that did get done didn't feel significant enough to give me that sense of accomplishment I crave, which didn't help either. In addition to the things I knew I had to do when the day started, somehow there was curveball after curveball thrown in the mix to add another layer of stress and challenge.

Like I said, yesterday was a day.

But here I am, at 10 am the next day, sitting on my front porch doing nothing but typing away to let loose the thoughts rattling around in my head. Accomplishing nothing on my to do list yet. Listening to the birds chatter away in the trees and watching them swoop down, chasing each other in springtime fervor, even seeing one cardinal put food into the mouth of his presumed mate with bits from the feeder. Feeling the warmer-than-expected early April sun rays shine on my already sweaty self. Looking at the patches of new growth in the gardens that have sat brown all winter. Noticing signs of renewed bug life like fresh spider webs and a lone, somewhat stumbling bumblebee. Thinking ahead to what I want to get done today-- what I could even argue I need to get done today-- but not feeling the pounding of my heart in anticipation of potentially failing to cross all the items off for a second day in a row.

Yesterday was a day, yes. A day that presented hurdle after hurdle, but each was faced and (mostly) scaled and put behind me. Maybe there was very little grace in any of it yesterday, but in the end, it's in the past. Today is here, and today is truly a beautiful day, and not just because the sun is shining and the birds are singing. Today is here. And that is beautiful all on its own.



Title inspiration: "Yesterday" by Imagine Dragons