I started the day with a traditional effort to be cheerful, but by the afternoon, I was back home and realized that nothing significant had happened. Logically, something should have. I was sprawled on the couch, checking the world on my laptop to keep up, when a friend texted asking where I was.

I felt that the most exciting part of today could be this very event. Sometimes, you have to create your own excitement.

My transition from Sleep to Standby, Ready, and finally Balanced, and then getting dressed took no more than 30 seconds. The meeting was scheduled for 10 minutes later, and the normal walk to the street to catch a taxi took 10 minutes. Although it wasn’t without errors—I forgot to grab my wallet.

It was worth the challenge. I was at the taxi stand 4 minutes later, waited 3 minutes for a taxi, and was at the meeting spot 3 minutes after that.

Currently listening to the second part of Lorca Garcia Federico’s poems, with translation and voice by Ahmad Shamlou.