Some days are just full of moments of joy and unexpected goodness, that when one arrives at the evening one can only be grateful. Occasions where we experience the kindness of friends and the encouragement of those who are there for us. Days like this remind us to surround ourselves with positive, not negative influences.  All we can do is look back and take in the colour of the day.

Take refuge in your senses, open up
To all the small miracles you rushed through.

Imitate the habit of twilight,
Taking time to open the well of colour
That fostered the brightness of day.

Draw alongside the silence of stone
Until its calmness can claim you.
Be excessively gentle with yourself.

Stay clear of those vexed in spirit.
Learn to linger around someone of ease
Who feels they have all the time in the world.

Gradually, you will return to yourself,
Having learned a new respect for your heart
And the joy that dwells far within slow time.

John O’Donoghue,  A Blessing for one who is exhausted