September 28, 2024 – A

24 hours without power,
12 hours without water,
will disrupt the flow,
introduce the novel,
and the steady presence
of the inconvenient
into any life.

Leaving us with responding
to the need of the moment
with the best we can think of 
at the time,
and the hope of never having
to do it again.

And comes the realization
that every moment,
every situation,
asks things of us,
requires our response 
to how things are here, now.

That is the on-going,
always-present 
condition of being alive:
Here we are--now what?

Something is called for all of the time.
How well we meet the moment
is the challenge of the times always.

We bring forth who we are
moment-by-moment,
24/7/12.

Being conscious/aware of that
and ready for the call of the times:
"The game is afoot!"
puts us in the position 
of doing what needs to be done
at all times
in all places
throughout our life.

Deliberately meeting the challenge of the times
with our original nature,
our innate virtues 
(The things we do best
and love/enjoy doing most)
and our intrinsic intuition,
puts us in the position
of living as well as we can
in dealing with all that comes along.

And no one can do better than that!

And everyone can feel the physical shift
when the power comes back on
and water is restored.