well hello!
how was your week?

something usually comes to mind,
a memory makes itself known…

this friendly question can launch us
straight into rummaging in the so called past

let me apologize
let’s reboot and start fresh instead

what is alive in you right now?

what happens when this question is met?

do you feel yourself turning inward,
noticing sensations of body-mind?

now instead of focusing on memory and thought,
focus is drawn to present sensations

what happens in me when
paying attention to what is alive
is the awareness of how quickly sensations change

quicker than the thought:
“there is an itch on my shoulder”
the itch has altered

thought comes after sensation
words can’t convey the fullness of experience

when my mind sees this
it falls quiet

wishing to stay with what is
words disappear

stillness
peaceful in the presence of what is