‘Today is just a good day in disguise’
I’ve never actually used those words, but I often say Tomorrow is another day, hoping it will be. My brother who has terminal cancer, always says Tomorrow will be better, but I like this quote and use it to remind me that every day is a good day because I am still alive, when several of my friends are not. I’ve felt close to death many times and for different reasons and feel that I mustn’t waste a moment no matter how I feel. I still meditate daily with Insight Timer and one of my meditations is titled ‘Pain is a problem for the body, not the mind’. Having meditated for many years, and having had fibro for many years, I’ve tried to separate the two and though I realise that pain does not have to stop me smiling, it isn’t always that easy to put it to one side. Summer has actually arrived at last here in the UK and it is really hotting up. Luckily, I live by the sea and we often have a breeze, but it doesn’t give much respite from the heat at the moment. I...