Another day

What's in a day?

A day is a perfect microcosm of an entire lifetime. We awaken out of a dream and into the light. We stir, we move, sometimes slowly, sometimes all too quickly into activity, into preparation for the day's events.

However our work day is configured, at some point we gear up for meeting demands, challenges, tasks. Stopping every few hours for fuel, we move on, forge ahead, chipping away at one activity after another, ostensibly leading toward some purpose, often undefined, or simply long forgotten.

At day's end we unwind, let go of the higher pitched energy of the day. And when the engine is fully drained we return to the dream. We let it all go.

Why does it feel, at least for the first few moments upon awakening, like we have a second chance to start over, to make things right? Each day is a new story, a new opportunity to create a new reality. Of course, there are residuals from yesterday, but they are not solid; they're fluid and far more malleable than we usually allow. Today is a life.