POETRY / HAIKU

I Miss the Sun

Gloomy skies be gone

Gloomy skies again Challenge me to find sunshine Within; choose happy.

In the last two-plus weeks, I think we’ve had one or two days of sunshine; a burst far too short yet delighting enough to remind me how much I miss and crave it.

I am not a fan of the gloom, neither outside nor within.

I am generally happy and alive — a sun and blue skies kind of gal! The sun brings me instant happiness; it alters my mood, my energy, and shifts my being.

I don’t respond well to light therapy or SAD lamps either— I just need the real thing!

So when it is gloomy for days upon days, I am challenged to find happiness within.

I meet myself with added compassion and discipline — turning self-care up!

Today for example I woke up, read, did yoga, wrote, drank a pampering cappuccino, and turned on some loud happy music before diving into work. It’s helping. I’m not at my full energy by any means, but I’m ok with that.

I’m letting it be ok to be a little lethargic and a little down, wrapping myself up in arms of self-acceptance, and indulging in a little extra loving care of self.

In response to Being Known’s monthly prompt: self-care. Join us!