Take a shower. Wash away every trace of yesterday. Of
smells. Of weary skin. Get dressed. Make coffee, windows open, the sun shining
through. Hold the cup with two hands and notice that you feel the feeling of
warmth. Now sit down and get to work. Keep your mind
sharp, head on, eyes on the page and if small thoughts or worries fight their
way into your consciousness: throw them off like fires in the night and keep
your eyes on the track. Nothing but the task in front of you. Put on your shoes and take a long walk on open
streets around people. Notice how they're all walking, in a hurry, or slowly.
Smiling, laughing, or eyes straight forward, hurried to get to wherever they're
going. And notice how you're just one of them. Not more, not less. Find comfort
in the way you're just one in the crowd. Your worries: no more, no less.
Go back home. Take the long way just to not pass the liquor store. Go straight home. Take off your shoes. Wash your hands. Your face. Notice the silence. Notice your heart. It's still beating. Still fighting. Now get back to work. Work with your mind sharp and eyes focused and if any thoughts of worries or hate or sadness creep their way around, shake them off like a runner in the night for you own your mind, and you need to tame it. Focus. Keep it sharp on track, nothing but the task in front of you. Work until your eyes are tired and head is heavy, and keep working even after that. Then take a shower, wash off the day. Drink a glass of water. Make the room dark. Lie down and close your eyes. Notice the silence. Notice your heart. Still beating. Still fighting. You made it, after all. You made it, another day. And you can make it one more. You're doing just fine.
