Surrender

Surrender your love...
--Sade
i woke up this morning and sat in the new Ikea chair in my sweetheart's house. i had Irish breakfast tea with milk and sugar. i danced and danced to Stronger than Pride on vinyl, my number two favorite Sade album. i pulled on a pair of sweats and took my dog, Zora, on a walk in the sun. i flirted with the couple of elders who passed on the sidewalk. it felt like everything Saturday morning was meant to be, and it felt like everything i needed during this time of deep sadness and shifting in my life. i was there, just me, surrendering my love to the beauty of the day, the change of seasons, and my adorable, mischievous dog. maybe it helps sometimes to lean away from the places we hurt and notice what is still warm and where the music is still playing for us.