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 it should be
To see
Unfettered
What it 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.