Hope

 I found the following Facebook post I wrote seven years ago today. How fitting that it is exactly what I needed today. 

"Day #24:  I am thankful for this beautiful day after such bad rainy weather yesterday.  It's a great reminder that we go through storms in life, but there is always a reason to hold on until a brighter day emerges. I am thankful for the times I have held on, even when every shred of my being screamed it wasn't worth it.  Always a new day came, one with hope and breathing room and clarity.  And so it will be for the rest of my life.  Storms, holding on, beauty.  Rinse and repeat."

Today I will clean our home. I won't finish, I know, but I will do what I can, with what I have, where I am. No, I don't feel better, but I will try harder because it's important. That's what I'll do.