about distraction, light sides and dark sides….

I’m noticing my windows need cleaning…
the sun will do that to you.
We crave the light only to find
dust bunnies under the table.

There’s always something
pulling you out of joy.
Noticing turns into
a “to do” list,

or an irritant, how
it should be different.
The mind
having free rein

drags you
into perpetual
discontent, blind to
life’s magic.

Reverse course
Let wonder humble you
See with curiosity.
Get yourself lost,

make love, be intimate
with what’s around you.
Engage the world always
for the first time.

Comments

  1. Jenny Stanton says

    Nice!!

  2. thank you, Barbara
    I love you and I’m grateful for all you taught and teach me.
    Claudia

  3. Paula Butterfield says

    Ahhh, this is wonderful!! Thank you!!

  4. Lee Ann Austin says

    You have the adult version of a child’s mind. Able to express what a child does without words. Thanks! Just wondered yesterday if you would be writing anythings soon.

  5. Love this Barbara!!! So beautifully and gently said.