September 03-A, 2022

Settling into the moment,
into the here/now,
and just being here/now,
as though there is no better place to be,
and just doing here/now
what needs to be done here/now,
as though there is nothing better to do,
is the way of the whale in the ocean,
and the snake upon a rock,
and a lion in the Serengeti,
and a willow in the rain...

It is what nature does best,
folding into the here/now,
settling into the moment,
soaking it up
as though it will be the last moment ever.

Human beings think there is
something better to be had
in some other moment,
and we can't wait to get there/then.
To hell with here/now.
Give us there/then here/now! 

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