Morning Has Broken

Tonight I have given myself permission to cry. Little did I know I would cry so much and not know the one reason that made me cry. As the tears poured, so many thoughts went through my mind and so many feelings felt tangled. I feel so overwhelmed by emotion. Against my daily practice of getting things ready for the next day, today I will go to bed earlier than usual and without having prepared a single thing for tomorrow. These tears demand my attention tonight.

Today, a decade after the first one, I got a second tattoo. This one took less than 10 minutes and has not hurt nearly as much as the first one, yet. Currently it’s covered by the bandage so the picture will be posted later. There are three other tattoos I’d like to get, and I hope it doesn’t take another 10 years before I get the next one.

As time passes I am getting more and more used to my solitude at home. It’s been a while since someone visited me. The last visit someone paid me was rather brief. I wonder if the day will come when I’ll share my space with someone else. Perhaps the only ones I live with will continue to be four-legged creatures. Nevertheless, today I wished someone had been home with me. I was resting on my futton and, one by one, four of my critters joined me. I’m sure we were quite a sight worthy of a photograph!

Recently I have found myself amused by something so simple as the theme I’ve selected for my gmail account. After checking several options, I selected the Tea House theme. Who would have thought that the first days after making that selection I would want to check e-mail mainly to see what my new buddy, the fox, was doing. I’ve found him cleaning his house, having lunch with his monkey friend, feeding the birds, writing, making dinner, lighting candles, and sleeping. It’s almost like watching some sort of slow cartoon. I don’t know; I guess it appeals to my inner child!

Finally, after weeks of meaning to do so, I was able to clean my entire house. Having said that, you can guess what I did pretty much all day yesterday. Today I cooked quite a bit and continued doing laundry, which is not done yet. Now I tackle a 39-page translation and the final project for one of my online classes. It might be two more weeks before I can have more free time to catch up on movies, reading, and knitting. Maybe I’ll squeeze in getting a tattoo.