February has arrived
and this year, it brings an extra day.
To many, this might seem like ‘just a day’.
But to others, it’s a birth date or an anniversary that comes around only once every four years. Like the sun rising on a fairy tale land that will go to sleep for another thousand days come sunset.
To some, it is ‘just a day’.
But without that day,
after a while
our spring would become summer
and our autumn would become winter
and after 750 years, our seasons would have swapped completely.
So it is not ‘just a day’.
It is 24 hours that arrive without fanfare to keep the world on track.
It is a day that creeps in quietly to help people celebrate their life or their love.
It is a day that reminds us that not everything in life has to be loud and ever-present for it to be important. Some things can sail in on a breeze and sail out just as quickly, but it doesn’t mean they don’t have the power to change the direction of the wind or to keep the tide turning as it should.
February has arrived, bringing with it an extra day.
It is just a day.
Just one day.
But my goodness,
what a difference a day can make.
Becky Hemsley 2024
Incredible artwork by June Leeloo 🤍
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