Make toast. Hold it in your hands before you eat it.

Toast is humble. It's not fancy, not photogenic, not something you'd brag about making. But warm toast, fresh from the toaster, held in your hands for a moment before you bite, that's a small piece of perfection that costs almost nothing.

Today, make a piece of toast. Any bread will do. When it pops up, don't rush to butter it. Hold it for a second. Feel the warmth radiating through your fingers. Smell the toasted grain. Then add whatever you like, butter, jam, nothing at all, and eat it slowly.

There's a reason toast is comfort food in every culture that has bread. It's warm, it's simple, it's immediate. It says: you are fed, you are warm, this moment is enough. On any day, good or bad, toast is a reliable friend. Let it be that for you today.