05/12/2025
Every Day is What We Make of It
Every day
is what we make of it,
not because we command or direct
all that happens,
but because we shape
the meaning of what arrives.
Each morning offers moments
we did not ask for,
invitations unexpected,
burdens we would never choose.
Still, we decide
how to move through the hours,
the tone of our attention,
the softness of our response,
the way we let
light or shadow
guide us.
Some days feel simple and carefree,
other days we carry
the heaviness
of memory or loss.
Yet even then,
a quiet agency remains
in how we hold ourselves,
in the small, steady acts
of care
we offer
our own heart.
A day can be defined
by what happens to us,
but it can also be shaped,
gently, imperfectly,
by how we meet it.
So each day becomes
less about achievement,
more about intention.
Less about demand,
more about the subtle choice
to stay open,
hopeful,
or simply present,
to appreciate
and enjoy
the little moments.
Every day
is what we make of it,
and the making
is quieter, humbler,
more human
than we ever realize.
~ 'Every Day is What We Make of It' by Spirit of a Hippie
✍️ Mary Anne Byrne
~ Art by Annacozysoul
