Yesterday was filled with many tear-filled moments. I was overwhelmed, sad, and discouraged.

I wrote:
“My apologies to those who have some sort of expectation for me during the holiday season. I’m doing the best I can but, honestly, the best-I-can isn’t much these days. Sorry. It is what it is.”

Today, I am slightly more optimistic. Although the overwhelmed feeling continues to persist, so too are those wonderful people who come forth with a hug or words of encouragement. I manage to get a few things accomplished, am the recipient of random acts of kindness, and later run across the following poem, a reminder of where the focus of my best-i-can should be…
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