responsive moments
Because you are alive, everything is possible.
-Thich Nhat Hanh
The bumper sticker says Live In The Moment! on a Jeep
that cuts me off. I’m working to forget it, to let go
of everything but the wheel in my hands,
as a road connects two cities without forcing them
to touch. When I drive by something, does it sway
toward me or away? Does it slip into the past
or dance nervously in place? The past suffers
from anxiety too. It goes underground, emerging
once in a blue moon to hiss. I hear the grass never
saying a word. I hear it spreading its arms across
each grave & barely catch a name. My dying wish
is scattering now before every planet. I want places to
look forward to. Listen: the earth is a thin voice
in a headset. It’s whispering breathe… breathe…
but who believes in going back?
💞
The Past Suffers Too by Ben Perkert
Between stimulus and response, there is a space.
In that space is our power to choose our response.
In our response lies our growth and our freedom.
~Victor Frankl
for such a time as this
what if it all comes down to this moment in time
this arena you stand in right now
this opportunity straight ahead in the path
this pickle
this dilemma
this hot spot
this crisis
this…
just this…
this choice for you to take as it is
to rise strong in your glory
to be all that you can be
this very morning
🌝
Amy Lloyd
life: acoustic & amplified 