January 03, 2025

What do we have to show for it?
What has our life brought forth in us? 
Who have we shown ourselves to be
through the process of being alive?

By sitting still and reflecting
on what comes to mind
to the point of new realizations
and making connections
and seeing what's what
and what needs to be done about it,
I have evolved into letting things
be as they are
and seeing how that impacts me
like the Cyclops impacted Odysseus.

I call it being changed by the silence,
though it is a lot like 
being changed by our nighttime dreams
reflected on to the point of new realizations.

Reflection and realization work together
to transform our lives
if we do it out of curiosity
and stay away from shame, guilt, remorse
and sorrow.

We just look for associations and connections
and what they bring to mind
and allow the magic to do its work
in making our life increasingly like 
it needs us to be all along the way.