Dedicated: Finding My Footing

Oh drat!
I’m late
I’ve gotten out of
The writing habit,

And meditation too
Has taken
A back seat due
To this wretched cold,

My stomach is erupting
And grumping
From fever and
A multiplicity of remedies,

Hence I rested it
Afternoon and evening
And only just
Had a salmon sandwich,

This day has been
Full of speculations,
But did contain
One good session
Based on a CD of guided meditations
By Shinzen Young,*

Which led me from a cauldron of rage
Into strengths I knew not of
And to solutions I’ve already pursued
And yet knew not or had simply forgotten;

Not letting anything ruin anything,
This shall be my goal,
Recalling to mind again and again that
Within each moment the potential for
Peace and happiness is always present
Shall be my guiding principle.



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Break through difficult emotions, Sounds True 1997.