All we have

This moment.

Oh, how often missed
While lost in the past or future
Wrestling with if-only’s, when’s, and then’s.

A trick of the mind
In a modern world
To resist
What’s at our feet
As if not good enough.

The clay of here-and-now
Infinitely moldable
Into inspired beauty.
If
We welcome it
Embrace it
And explore it.
If
We let go of
Preoccupations
With what should be
To see
Unfettered
What is.
We find ourselves
In a wondrous workshop
Coming alive

This moment.

Tempestuous and turbulent
Awe-inspiring and energy-filled
Brimming with challenge, risk, and possibility
Calling us forth
Demanding our courage
Might not be what we want
But it’s all we have.

This moment.

It’s our choice
To take it or leave it.

Not really a choice.