Top of the morning to you

A friend recently wrote about how she had been having a hard time of it just lately - I think we all know that overwhelming feeling, when life gets a bit much; when the stresses of the days and months prior, settle on the deepest parts of our soul, like sediment at the bottom of the water tank, and we just can not see our way clear. I know I have. But she offhandedly said something that resonated in me as a truism. She said that "each day provides an opportunity to be reborn and to start anew". I have been thinking about that over the past couple of days, since she said it. Each day is indeed a gift, true, "the alarm clock is not the only thing that wakes us up to a new day", for eventually, our final day will come.
Ashley has been having a stressful time of it just lately; he works in a very busy and complicated workplace. There have been big and major changes throughout his entire organisation, and it seems that everyone is struggling to keep their head above water.
Ashley came home early yesterday, but stomped and grumbled around like he was Thor - the Norse God of Thunder - not a happy camper! We talked about it, though it helped his frustration little; the issues at work remain, after all. But this morning, he said he felt more positive, a little more upbeat - refreshed even. He even went outside this morning to tend to the lawn, and perhaps, take in the unfolding miracle that is the morning light.
I love the way we can go to bed with the world on our shoulders and awaken the next morning with renewed perspective, fresh energy and a little more peace to arm ourselves with; certainly that has to be a gift in itself. I think I will try doing something a little different today.