{"id":13084,"date":"2026-10-20T15:07:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T15:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=13084"},"modified":"2026-10-20T15:15:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T15:15:03","slug":"ordinary-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=13084","title":{"rendered":"Ordinary Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"244\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13086\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How to make an ordinary day extraordinary, do something extraordinary!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The poet has taken very ordinary \u201cthings\u201d and raised them to the extraordinary by writing them into a poem. I will now respect more my tea\/coffee cup. I won\u2019t mind climbing the stairs. In fact I can treat it as a prayer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I reach a window I can say \u201cAmen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/img_0495-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/img_0495-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/img_0495-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/img_0495-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/img_0495.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Spring view from my window <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I will pay more homage now to ordinary things &#8211; pictures on the wall that I almost never look at. They look at me daily. Do they never get bored?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those books in a stack on the table begging to be read or reread while I idle on my phone <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I did celebrate the cranberry muffin I had for \u201celevenses\u201d today made almost sacred with my coffee in a favourite mug. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think if I work at it I can have more extraordinary days. Dinner tonight is turkey soup. Maybe I\u2019ll use the good bowls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have an extraordinary day!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to make an ordinary day extraordinary, do something extraordinary!! The poet has taken very ordinary \u201cthings\u201d and raised them to the extraordinary by writing them into a poem. I will now respect more my tea\/coffee cup. I won\u2019t mind climbing the stairs. In fact I can treat it as a prayer. 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