LIVING IN THE NOW

 

Not to look back with regret,

nursing the slights, pondering

 what ifs, wallowing in the failures,

nor to look forward with dread,

projecting the worst to happen.

 

Just to be present to the now

with all its undefined borders,

its humdrum activities, its ordinary

scraps of conversation that make up

most of our lives. It is enough

to be aware of the tidbits

that fill our days, an insight,

a song, a quote, a kindness, a smile,

a sinking sun – precious things

we take for granted yet worth

the trouble to notice, to delight in,

to be grateful for.

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