A senior citizen gets up in the morning even when she is not interested. Her physical clock is more powerful than her desires. She gradually wakes up and takes some time to remember the day of the week. She recalls fast at times, and takes time at times. She smiles at herself because she understands that now it is a part of her everyday life. Her first little obstacle of the day is to get out of bed. She sits and gradually raises herself and speaks to her knees as though they are children. She cautiously walks to the bathroom.
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Each of the movements is a mini adventure, and she chuckles at herself as she appears so serious when performing such simple tasks. She forgets whether or not she already put toothpaste on the brush when she goes to brush her teeth. She makes sure by checking it again. She bathes her face and glances in the mirror and makes funny faces to herself. She sees new lines on her face but opts to smile rather than worry about them. At the kitchen, she makes her breakfast with a lot of care.
She forgets at times where she stored the sugar or the tea leaves. She visits the same cupboard twice or more than once, and she gave her head a shake. Nonetheless, she takes her tea very slow as though it is the most significant thing in her day. However, she is easily distracted as soon as she begins. She discovers something old and spends some time reminiscing about the past. What began as a cleaning exercise turns out as a journey into the past. She chuckles at the ease with which she loses her initial thought.
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She also attempts to be active. She paces the house or the yard, and counts her steps in her mind. Occasionally she loses the number and begins anew. Rather than being angry, she makes a game of it and takes advantage of the fresh air. Afternoon, she prefers to take a nap. She sits and ponders on all those things that she had wanted to accomplish but never completed. She promises herself that she will do them later, although she is aware that she may not. She smiles at this thought since she is very well aware of her habits.
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She decides to prepare to sleep at night and once again addresses her body as an old friend. She sits back and ponders over her day. Although she lost a lot of things and was slow, she is proud of herself. Her everyday life might seem to be easy but she manages to make it light and funny. She makes no attempt to be perfect. Rather, she laughs at her small mistakes and continues on. This makes it easier and happier in her life each day.
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