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Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 11:22:06 -0500
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The=20coffee=20was=20almost=20ready,=20the=20pot=20gurgling=20its=20last=20=
drops.=20I=20leaned=20against=20the=20counter,=20watching=20the=20steam=20r=
ise.=20Outside,=20the=20garden=20was=20coming=20to=20life.=20A=20robin=20ho=
pped=20across=20the=20grass,=20pausing=20to=20tilt=20its=20head.=20I=20reme=
mbered=20planting=20those=20tulip=20bulbs=20last=20fall,=20wondering=20if=
=20they'd=20come=20up.=20There=20they=20were,=20bright=20red=20spears=20pus=
hing=20through=20the=20dark=20soil.=20It=20felt=20like=20a=20small=20victor=
y.=20The=20morning=20paper=20was=20on=20the=20table,=20still=20folded.=20I=
=20wasn't=20in=20a=20rush=20to=20open=20it.=20Sometimes=20the=20quiet=20was=
=20more=20important.=20My=20grandmother=20used=20to=20say=20the=20first=20h=
our=20of=20the=20day=20belonged=20to=20you,=20before=20the=20world=20starte=
d=20making=20its=20demands.=20She=20would=20sit=20in=20her=20rocking=20chai=
r=20with=20a=20cup=20of=20tea,=20just=20looking=20out=20the=20window.=20I=
=20understand=20that=20now.=20The=20timer=20beeped=20softly.=20I=20poured=
=20a=20cup,=20the=20aroma=20rich=20and=20comforting.=20The=20chair=20by=20t=
he=20window=20was=20the=20best=20spot,=20warmed=20by=20the=20sun.=20I=20sat=
,=20holding=20the=20warm=20mug=20in=20both=20hands.=20The=20cat=20jumped=20=
onto=20the=20windowsill,=20a=20blur=20of=20orange=20fur.=20He=20settled=20i=
nto=20a=20patch=20of=20light,=20purring=20loudly.=20I=20sipped=20the=20coff=
ee,=20strong=20and=20just=20bitter=20enough.=20The=20list=20for=20the=20day=
=20was=20on=20the=20fridge,=20but=20it=20could=20wait.=20For=20a=20few=20mi=
nutes,=20there=20was=20only=20this:=20the=20sun,=20the=20purring,=20the=20t=
aste=20of=20coffee,=20the=20red=20tulips=20standing=20straight=20in=20the=
=20garden.=20The=20phone=20rang=20in=20another=20room,=20a=20distant=20tril=
l.=20I=20didn't=20move.=20It=20could=20ring.=20This=20moment=20was=20mine.=
=20The=20robin=20flew=20off,=20a=20flash=20of=20brown=20against=20the=20blu=
e=20sky.=20I=20wondered=20where=20it=20was=20going,=20what=20its=20day=20he=
ld.=20Probably=20building=20a=20nest,=20finding=20worms,=20singing=20from=
=20a=20fence=20post.=20Simple,=20purposeful=20things.=20My=20own=20day=20wo=
uld=20have=20its=20purposes=20too,=20soon=20enough.=20But=20not=20yet.=20I=
=20took=20another=20sip.=20The=20cat=20opened=20one=20eye,=20then=20closed=
=20it=20again.=20We=20sat=20there=20together,=20in=20the=20quiet=20morning,=
=20not=20needing=20anything=20else=20at=20all.=20The=20clock=20on=20the=20w=
all=20ticked=20steadily,=20a=20sound=20so=20familiar=20it=20was=20almost=20=
part=20of=20the=20silence.=20Later,=20I=20would=20get=20up,=20wash=20the=20=
cup,=20start=20the=20day.=20But=20later=20was=20not=20now.
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