Utterly Impossible

Some days life feels utterly impossible

The kettle takes too long to boil

My body is stiff

My inner weather is rough

Emails blink like demands

My phone buzzing with expectations 

My never-ending to-do list untouched 

There is this audacious belief

That I should have it all figured out 

When everything is unpredictable

When nothing seems to stay where I put it 

On utterly impossible days like this 

Instead of speeding up 

I slow down

I wrap a blanket around my shoulders

And sip my tea slowly 

Softening

Accompanying myself without urgency

One breath at a time 

And remembering to be kind to myself 

By Tanya Cameron