Happy Duck Days + Thankful Thursday
It is the first day of Happy Duck Days, a 30 day spring holiday Alex and I created in 2021 that has brought us great joy that starts March 26 and goes till April 25. The Origin: It has been a challenging March for me. I recall I was struggling and overwhelmed and I suspect give the time, it is highly likely we were in some type of lockdown or social distancing. I was also a month from my birthday and feeling like a failure on a number of the goals I had set out from myself that year. I woke around 4:30 am to the sound of rain and I was unable to go back to sleep. I began adding our steps to a virtual walking challenge I was sure we were not going to finish before my birthday. I was completely surprised when I realized we had finished the walk the day before and got an email they were shipping us our first walking medal. The after that I journaled and watched the sunrise through the rain. It was a shift in my as if the rain was washing the sadness of the previous weeks away. ...
