daylight

This song, oh along with so many on his album, has grabbed me, pulled me towards it. I have been singing it and thinking it and it is sanity this week.

Daylight- Joe Choi

daylight creeps in
through my windows
under my doorway

and hope comes in shades of color
ovetaking my black and grey
finally replacing somehow
all the pain

you are my morning star
you are my sun
your love, it's what keeps me warm
with you i can face this day
believe in the promises you made
they're no longer just empty words on a page

your love keeps me alive
i'm so alive

your love keeps me alive

the stars roll out
like a blanket across my cold black sky

i feel warmth in my lungs
gives me a new song that i can sing
yes, you give me a song to sing

stars shine
opening up the windows of light
daylight comes
causing my shadows to flee from the sun

my healing comes on the shoulders
on the wings of the dawn
my new day has come
i'm so alive
your love makes me alive

daylight creeps in

Comfort

After gently unrolling the top of the bag, I shove my nose in, breathing in the smooth acidity of freshly roasted beans. The coffee launches a small shiver up my spine, a small tingling of delight for what's to come. I measure the beans out carefully, deliberately. I am a geek: the proportions must be right, the water must not be too hot, we must not overextract. I pour the grounds into my press and wait...

This is such a shift. My pace has slowed and this whole concept of free time is something I am approaching slowly, as if an old friend I haven't seen in a while. I feel as if I give and am encouraged (with eggrolls and Thai food, among other things) by the gracious appreciation I receive. The difference quite frankly, is astounding.