6:40 pm: In the moment.

With the window finally pried open and the exhaustion of carrying heavy bags finally dissipated, it’s the perfect temperature in here. A pale glow fills the room through the curtains, a cool breeze blows around, birds are singing in the garden outside, and I’m just relaxing on this big chair, wearing my favourite shirt, and thinking to myself: I’m happy.

Yeah, life’s got its problems. I’m unhappy about things that I cannot change, I’m still trying to think of how to tell someone how I actually feel about them even though I know damn well it’s almost certainly not mutual, and there’s a dozen other issues weighing on my mind. But right here, right now — I just can’t help but smile. I’ve had a troubled past and the future will be equally turbulent, but can’t we just forget all that for this moment and enjoy the present?