A new day. A new chance to succeed. I'm slow to fully wake but up and moving with a couple of hours until dawn. A chilly morning, but not brutally cold. I will get out for my walk when the sun gets up to light my path. A quiet morning, nothing much on the docket for the day. The quiet house noises barely noticeable. A day to hug my loved ones and be grateful for the small pool of calm that starts most mornings. May you find some modicum of calm in your hectic day #today

A new day. A new chance to succeed. A day to recover after overdoing it in the yard yesterday. A day to deal with some bookkeeping chores, a grocery run, and laundry. A day to make bagels for breakfast tomorrow. A day where, if I do all that, I'll need another day to recover tomorrow. Sometimes life just piles up on me. It would be easy to let the tasks overwhelm me. In truth, most of them are things I want to do and just need to start. I hope your day starts smoothly #today

rising at sunset the full moon knows no time zone always sets at dawn #DailyHaikuPrompt

calling out murder perched high in a naked tree raucous blackbird caws #DailyHaikuPrompt

A new day. A new chance to succeed. Routine, single-digit day. Not just the temperature but, I think, my general outlook on the day. I'm feeling like just giving it the single digit - you know the one - and crawling back into my cave. I won't. I have responsibilities to deal with. Things I want to do. Selfish things. Stuff that's important to me, even if not to others. I'll do those the best I can and the rest? Single digit. May you have a fulfilling single digit day #today

soft spring evening wanes day's warmth slowly ebbs away night's cold gems revealed #DailyHaikuPrompt

A new day. A new chance to succeed. Two steps forward. One step back. Some see that as a setback. I see it as a rich opportunity. Not only do I get to re-examine that prior step for details I might have missed. I also get to pick what might be a better choice going forward based on better information. With greater insight comes greater possibilities. It's not a setback. It's learning. I hope you have a chance to learn something better #today

#tommw 50F mostly cloudy. Breezy.

Night draws dark curtains, Fog steals across the meadow. Silent as the grave. #DailyHaikuPrompt

Red seeds of passion Planted deep inside your heart. Longing to flower. #DailyHaikuPrompt

Bird songs serenade, Maples dapple forest paths. Peaceful solitude. #DailyHaikuPrompt

Lotus blossom crowns Adorn the dirty waters. Earth bound roots sustain. #DailyHaikuPrompt

Happy times long past, Memories in a teacup. Laughter still echoes. #DailyHaikuPrompt

A new day, a new chance to succeed. Success today means something different than most days, I think. The long series of "drop and pickup" doesn't seem like such a burden today. Partly because I've had to take a deep breath or two, step back, and just stop to ask: Why has juggle become struggle? Why has writing become work instead of art? The answer to the first question appears in the second. I hope you find answers to some of your questions #today

Using blood red ink, Time writes with a scratchy quill. Flawless penmanship. #DailyHaikuPrompt

Another day, another chance to succeed. Yes, the calendar page flipped, but, if you think about it, every morning starts a new month, a new year, even if the calendar doesn't change. But I keep my focus on today. What can I do to make the world better today? How can I help someone today? How can I be a better me today? I juggle a lot, dropping my fair share, but sometimes the pattern comes together. I hope your pattern comes together for you #today

Fruit ripens slowly Bright summer's long surrender. Bright coals turn to ash. #DailyHaikuPrompt

A new day. A new chance to succeed. Sometimes I just have to put the balls down. I have to accept that the juggling isn't working. That I'm spending all my energy picking up drops, braced against the next, fixated on the last. The pattern becomes too ragged, too unreliable to follow. I'm always tempted to push through. To just pick up the balls and start. Sometimes that works. Sometimes I just have to accept that I need to let it rest. I hope you can let it rest if you need to #today

No hurry, no rush. Turtle takes his time each day. Sunlight on a log. #DailyHaikuPrompt

Another day, another chance to succeed. The juggling continues to limp along. One of the bean bags has started losing beans. I think the tennis ball left sometime in the night and I've substituted a rolled up sock. I have no idea where the scarves went. Possibly into the laundry. I can only hope they surface eventually. It's okay. It's one day at a time. I just need to do what I can with what I have in the time allotted. I hope you find some peace in your chaos #today