The Invisible Black Woman

Sundays have a quiet way of slipping away. The body might still be resting, but the mind starts time-traveling. Replaying what didn’t get done. Anticipating what’s coming next. Borrowing stress from a day that hasn’t even arrived yet.

But tomorrow doesn’t need your energy right now.

Today’s BlueNote is a reminder to stay anchored in the present: the only place where rest, peace, and joy are actually available. Worrying about what’s ahead won’t prepare you any better. It only steals the softness you worked hard to create.

We’ve been conditioned to treat Sunday like a runway for responsibility. To start tightening up early. To brace ourselves. To emotionally clock back in before we’ve even had a chance to exhale. But anticipation is not preparation but preplanned anxiety.

We’re so used to carrying what’s coming that we forget to honor what is. But today still belongs to you. Your breath. Your body. Your presence. Your peace.

Nothing needs to be solved tonight.
Nothing needs to be decided right now. Nothing about tomorrow requires your worry in advance.

So if your mind keeps drifting ahead, gently bring it back. Back to your breath. Back to where you are. Back to the quiet that’s still available to you in this moment.

Tomorrow will come whether you rush toward it or not. Today, though? Today is only here once.

Let it be enough.
Let it be yours.

Until next time, I wish you nothing but sunshine, rainbows, and unicorns, which are no less fictitious than the present creature you are.