Changeable: From Doubt to Present

Wrestling with doubt,
Bemoaning years missed out;
Thinking, ‘I can never catch up;
I might as well give up.’

Then it occurred to me,
None of this matters,
As there’s only now
And in now, change is happening.

In this moment
There are infinite possibilities,
Endless potential,
Boundless choice.

Every moment of attention
Brings opportunity for action,
Every alteration in action
Results in a shift in the outcome.

Every adjustment to the outcome
Creates new possibilities
For new action,
And new outcomes.

If all I do is
Pay attention to
These sensations, feelings, and thoughts,
And let them pass through,

Every time I stop clinging
To these processes;
This alone frees me from
The old patterns;

It loosens their hold,
A new future unfolds,
And fresh opportunities
Are revealed.