The Middle Day, October Edition

Sunday. The middle day of the long weekend, and if you’ve been reading along, you know how I feel about middle days: they’re the best ones. Yesterday you were arriving. Tomorrow you’ll be easing toward reentry. Today, you’re just here.

And October makes a beautiful backdrop for just being here. The light this weekend is that low, honeyed kind that only exists in mid-fall. The leaves are peaking. The air is cool enough for the sweater and warm enough for the porch. If you wanted to design a perfect day for nothing in particular, this is roughly what you’d draw.

No Simple Mission today. No repairs, no puttering assignments. Just this: notice you have margin on both sides. That’s rare. That’s what enough feels like. Sit in it.

Margin on both sides. That’s what enough feels like. Sit in it.

What does an ideal do-nothing October day look like for you?