Daily Routine

Hearing the high-pitched whistle of the tea kettle, the boiling water poured into the glass mug.

Feeling my body move to the exercise video, the instructor guiding me, the beat of the music pushing me on.

Pushing the button on the coffee pot, hearing it gurgle as it brews liquid joy, the smell making me sigh.

Sitting at my desk, the clickity-clack of the keyboard oh so satisfying as each…