Better Day Today

September 11, 2012 Off By Lisa

I have tried in vain for about two hours to write something.

I have started about nine different times.  And deleted everything just as many.  I have pulled old half ideas with the hope of making them new full ideas.  And sent them back to the drafts folder.

Anyone who knows me knows that I am rarely at a loss for words.  And I don’t think that this is really a loss for words today as much as it is a loss of focus.  Tonight, I don’t seem to be able to pull any of my thoughts together into a coherent idea.

I feel scattered.  It happens.

Of course, it could be that I spent so much of my energy today focusing on having a better day today than yesterday.  Fab Hub and I tell Zilla that whenever she has a bad day…”better day tomorrow,” we say.  We all said it last night.  And for all three of us, today honestly has been a much better day than yesterday.  Maybe sometimes that just takes a lot of energy, focus, strength, and determination.

Whatever works, right?

I also unexpectedly found myself in a position to support a colleague experiencing some challenges in life right now.  We sat together for a little while today, talked a bit, and propped each other up, in a manner of speaking.  Sometimes taking care of people earns priority over taking care of business.

That was bolstering at the same time that it was somewhat draining.  Not a bad drain…but an emotional drain nonetheless.  But I think we both made it through the rest of the day better for it – a little more calm, a little more pleasant, and a little more at peace.

But tired.

And so since I am now completely tapped, as is evidenced by my overuse of trite cliché, it is time for sleep.

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About The Author

Lisa A. Listwa is a self-employed writer with experience in education, publishing, and the martial arts. Believing there was more to life than punching someone else’s time clock and inspired by the words of Henry David Thoreau, she traded her life as a high school educator for a life as a writer and hasn’t looked back. She is mother to one glorious handful of a daughter, wife to the nicest guy on the planet, and reluctant but devoted owner of three Rotten Cats. You can find her adventures and thoughts on living life deliberately here on the blog.

4 Comments

  • Heather {ModernMealsforTwo} says:
    September 11, 2012 at 11:29 am

    It happens. I do the same thing. More often than not, I just don’t blog on that particular day. Sometimes I can push through if I just talk about the food and avoid trying to come up with a cute anecdote to accompany it. I can always talk about food 🙂

    • The Meaning of Me says:
      September 11, 2012 at 4:55 pm

      So funny – more than once I’ve said to the Fab Hub, “well, if I can’t think of anything particularly snappy for the day, I can always talk about dinner.” However…dinner failed to thrill last night as well. In the meantime…tomorrow is Heather’s Asian Beef Stew night! Can’t wait!

  • Karen Klasi says:
    September 11, 2012 at 8:34 pm

    Today is hard. I spent the morning at the funeral of a friend. Her children are exactly the ages of mine…

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