today

today my knees hurt.today my shoulder hurts.today my thumb hurts.today i smile.Smiling-older-womantoday i see the sky is filled with grey and white clouds.today i spoke with a dear friend.today my tech-guy stood me up and forgot our appointment.today i went to the dry cleaners and my jumper is not quite ready for pick up.today i stopped in the shop and bought some absolutely yummy biscuits.cookiestoday i am wearing a cosy fleece jumper.today the temperature is near freezing.today i saw the lovely red branches of a shrub.shrub-red-branchestoday i heard a bird’s high-pitched song. (it was not a sea gull.)today i breathe.today i learned a new computer skill.today my heart is full of love.today i can read, listen to music, do a jig (…well, maybe not with my aching knees but with my heartmind).today i practice yoga (to begin to heal all those achey parts).yoga-womantoday i laugh.today i eat nourishing food.today i enjoy endless cups of herbal tea.cup-tea-steamingtoday i sit still.today i relish being alive.today is all i have.