🌈 1400 – Saturday, 28 March 2026, 21:12 London
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful day…
Grey but mild. The sun came out now and then, and overall, it just felt warm and pleasant to be outside.
I woke up early after a good night’s sleep. My friend had stayed over. Yesterday evening we, went out for a walk around Mayfair – no particular destination, just enjoying the weather. It felt really nice just being outside.
We didn’t stay out long. We walked around looking at beautiful houses, and one house we took some pictures. I liked it so much I kissed the house.. and then returned, came back, watched TV for about 15 – 20 minutes, and went to bed around midnight. This morning I woke up feeling fresh and active. The sun was just coming in from the top right of the window.
My mate got a text from another friend saying she was coming into town near Green Park with her dog, so I said she’s welcome to join us.
We got up and tidied the place. My friend went downstairs to meet her, and I had a shower – it was around 10:20am. Still a beautiful day.
They came up. I’d heard about her before from my friend, but met her for the first time today. She was nice, friendly, kind and a lovely person. She had a small, beautiful dog. I used to have one like that when I was young – just faint memories, more like flashes.
We all sat in the living room. I had some dough left from the night before, so I made wraps for breakfast:
First with beef
Second with fried onions and prawns
Third with eggs and ketchup
Fourth with a bit of pastry, something sweet
We had coffee, and I made gooseberry juice from concentrate. We stayed in and just relaxed.
The mood and energy were really good.
At one point, I felt comfortable suggesting something – I said we should light a candle, sit together, and close our eyes for a full song. So we did. The three of us sat around the candle – me, my friend M, and his friend A – with the dog.
We meditated through the whole first song with our eyes closed. I asked my friend to just play the first song he came across without choosing. I don’t know what it was, but I hadn’t heard it before and it was good.
We all just went inward. Me and her had our eyes closed; my friend spoke here and there. Then she played a song, then another short one. That short one felt really meaningful.
At some point, we realised the dog had been “meditating” too – just lying there peacefully. It was beautiful.
Then my friend played a song and said it would be his funeral song.
After that, we talked about playing something more passionate. My friend (the girl) chose a song – and honestly, we couldn’t have picked better. This time, we kept our eyes open and just focused on the candle flame for the whole song.
It was “This Is Me” (the “I put my armour on, show you how strong I am” song). It was beautiful.
We were all mesmerised. I thanked her for choosing it. The dog was still lying there – we called her to join us, and she came and sat between us by the candle. We all leaned around her for a bit. After a few minutes, the dog got up and stepped out, and we all slowly came back too.
We stayed in a bit longer, played one game of cards, relaxed some more, and then headed out.
From Clarges Street, Mayfair, we went to Shepherd Market, walked around, then towards Curzon Street then towards Bond Street. Another friend was joining us.
We walked through Berkeley Square and met him there. Then we decided to head towards Victoria Street because they wanted to check some shops. So we turned and walked from Mayfair towards Westminster.
Passing back near Clarges Street and Piccadilly, there was a huge rally going on – bands, crowds, it went on for hours. We crossed over into Green Park, and it was packed. At one point, we were right in the middle of the crowd – I honestly couldn’t wait to get out, especially with the dog.
We walked through a lot of streets, eventually reaching Pimlico. Our friend checked the shops there while we hung around. We stopped at a small Tesco Express – my friend got a meal deal, another got a triple sandwich, and I bought some apples. We all ate together.
Then we headed back home. They walked me back up to my doorstep and bid goodbye and walked towards Bond Street to get the Elizabeth line.
Such a beautiful, beautiful, beautiful day.
Around the rest of the world today:
A ceasefire in Gaza has largely held through March 2026, despite minor violations.
The Iran – US – Israel conflict is intensifying, though countries are pushing for ceasefire talks.
Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to a temporary ceasefire during Eid al-Fitr.
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Goodnight, good luck.
Ash Khaleem