Some Days are Brighter than Others

Today has been testing "my power" to the limit.  No one seems to know why, but this past six months or so I have suffered with terrible headaches.  There were migraines caused by a spinal leak during surgery, and I suffered for weeks before a blood patch was authorized and fixed the problem.  But still I have way too many headaches.  Today was one of those days that I woke up, took a healthy dose of meds and went back to bed to sleep it off.

When I finally got up around noon a creamy coffee combined with a bite to eat was consumed with the hope of boosting my energy reserves.  Turns out today was both physically and mentally overcast.

Yet still I try........ lesson number one on dull days is to count my blessings.  This is an exercise I started years ago and through many dark times it usually manages to rise to the top of the heap in ways to brighten a day.  On rough days I may only list five that come to mind, but that often shifts my mood.  Today I got a couple of added power boosts, a call from my sister which shone some inner sunshine and lastly, I took my "sexy senior Lola" for a walk to the corner and back.  Don't laugh, that's a big adventure for her and I.  A combination of the three power boosts did indeed brighten my day.

All that to say, it's dusk and although it wasn't bright enough today to need sunglasses, I do feel loved, grateful and am relaxing in front of the glowing embers of a warm fire as the coastal fog rolls in.