Kaleidoscope

Fluid and cool
like lake water around my ankles –
the unknowing.
Untethered to past or future,
present is the only thing that matters
…so I drag the moments out until the treads come undone.
Like scenes changing,
the story shifts,
and I move along with it.
Yet there is a place I return to again and again,
deep within where everything is possible,
and I cherish that place.
A million images couldn’t do it justice.
It’s a kaleidoscope of tiny miracles,
a masterpiece.
Strengthened by equanimity,
softened by compassion,

elevated by grace,
I walk along the edges of reason
unafraid.
If I fall, I know I will land softly.
A deep calm envelopes me

as I watch the replay of moments past in my mind’s eye,
and I feel no need to have or do anything.
I simply want to be
here
with this love in my heart
and gratitude pouring out of my eyes.
I have everything I could ever imagine,
even like this,
in silence and alone;
and as I close my eyes and let go of all control,
I know we are connected in the most beautiful way.
My beautiful people,
the loves of my life,

the dreamers, seekers, wanderers –
may you always feel peace.
May you always see the silver lining,
because the time will come
when the whys and whats and hows and whens

won’t matter
and it will be too late for another go.
So live and love and feel fully now,
right now!
Release the shackles

of self-condemnation,

doubts,

and regrets…

Ignite the sparks of joy,

and watch yourself become alive

because the only way to a better tomorrow
is to live fully

in the greatness of now.