A Perfect Day
Sunday, February 7th, 2010
The number 1 lesson from a 5-year fertility challenge?
Amidst a surfeit of uncertainty, you learn to let go. Let go of the past, the future, the hopes, the ups, the downs, and instead, find pleasure and sustenance from what is now good and right.
Sometimes, the pleasure can come from a day perfect in its simplicity.
Like today.
Nobody would have called it special. Hours tinkering with PhotoShop jazzing up old and much-loved photographs, a simple brunch of chicken and tomato omelette, the devouring of a great book alongside a comforting cup of ginger tea paired with crackers and good cheese. Renee Fleming and Leonard Cohen played in the background – the latter a gifted artiste whose music I heard and loved for the first time today.
A day like this may be elusive when the baby arrives, but let me enjoy it while it's here. The perfect days of the future will take care of themselves.
