A Catch 22

Be Present, I say

That’s all we need to do right Now

So I sit There, trying to Be Present

Instead of sitting Here, Present

It’s a Catch 22, I think

To Be Present, I must first forget that I want to Be Present

So I sit There, trying to forget that I want to Be Present

Instead of sitting Here, Present

Sometimes though, I do forget

And instead of Being Present

I get caught up and distracted

Then I remember that I just want to Be Present

So Be Present, I say

That’s all we need to do right Now

Steps

Just focus on this step of the path

The more focus

The more step

Even more focus

Even more step

Infinite Focus

Infinite Step

Just note

If you have a pre-planned destination

You might miss your Turn

Pictures

They say a picture is worth 1000 words

So when I pull my phone out

In the middle of a conversation

To show you a picture

Instead of describing a memory

Do I save 1000 words

Or do I lose 1000 chances for connection

The picture, captured by a camera

The memory, captured by me

So when I pull my phone out

Hold on

Just need to respond to this text message

Being Ready

You never know when you’re going to take three steps back and three steps forward

When you’re going to round a corner

Sit down for lunch with a friend

Or step outside

And suddenly,

You’ve Arrived

Plants

A jade plant

For example

In a tiny pot

Grows tiny leaves

The same jade plant

If you place a clipping

In a bigger pot

Grows bigger leaves

3x bigger

Could be

10x bigger

Plants grow

To fit the size of the vessel

We place them in

Have you ever thought

What if we grow

To fit the size of the vessels

We place ourselves in?