Thank you for this day.
Not because it was perfect.
Not because everything made sense.
But because it happened.
And I was part of it.
Thank you for the hours that move too quickly.
Und für die Momente,
Die sich ausdrücken und verzweifeln.
Für Konversationen,
Die leise landeten.
And for those that stayed with me longer than expected.
Thank you for what was accomplished.
Und auch für das,
Was unbeendet bleibt.
Wenn ich mich heute frage.
Thank you for that too.
Danke für die Emotionen,
Die durch mich durchgingen.
Thank you for the body that carried me through this day.
Oft ohne zu bemerken.
As evening arrives,
I release the need to evaluate.
I let go of mental summaries and silent judgments.
Was gesagt wurde.
Cannot be unsaid.
Was getan wurde.
Does not need to be replayed.
If there were moments of kindness today.
May they settle gently into memory.
If there were moments of tension.
May they loosen their grip.
As the light fades.
Lasst das Denken langsam sein.
Lasst den inneren Kommentar ruhig wachsen.
Thank you for this day.
Jetzt stehe ich davon aus.
And sleep arrives.
I rest.
And the night takes over.
