This is the kind of poem that doesn't ask you to understand it. It just asks you to sit in it for a moment. And that's exactly what I needed today.
The line about the dog stopping waiting and just lying down beside you. That's the whole thing right there. We spend so much time chasing what's next that we miss the presence that's already here, waiting for us to notice it.
The kettle, the coffee, the grass being cut, the children making up rules as they go. None of it is remarkable. And that's what makes it remarkable. The ordinary is where the real life is happening. The extraordinary is just a distraction.
Exactly. The presence is the thing. Not the achievement, not the understanding, not the next step. Just being here, in this moment, with whatever is already here.
We spend so much time chasing what's next that we miss what's already present. And what's already present is often enough. Not in a settling way. In a way that's actually more real than anything we're reaching for.
"Borrowing tomorrow" stopped me. We had a couple of sayings like this in my family growing up: don't borrow from tomorrow what you can pay for today..and don't pay twice for worry. I'd forgotten how deeply they'd shaped me. Thank you for inviting old wisdom to find its way back into the room.
Thank you, Suzanne. I remember those phrases too, and they do fit so well in the piece. Maybe subconsciously they helped shape me and the poem. Really pleased the piece resonated for you.
There’s something deeply calming about the way this poem invites the reader back to the present. The ordinary moments become enough, and that’s a beautiful reminder. Thank you for sharing it.
This is the kind of poem that doesn't ask you to understand it. It just asks you to sit in it for a moment. And that's exactly what I needed today.
The line about the dog stopping waiting and just lying down beside you. That's the whole thing right there. We spend so much time chasing what's next that we miss the presence that's already here, waiting for us to notice it.
The kettle, the coffee, the grass being cut, the children making up rules as they go. None of it is remarkable. And that's what makes it remarkable. The ordinary is where the real life is happening. The extraordinary is just a distraction.
Thank you for this. It landed.
Thanks, Vlad, and that’s just it. Sometimes we think we need a lot, but just being present in the now can often be just enough.
Exactly. The presence is the thing. Not the achievement, not the understanding, not the next step. Just being here, in this moment, with whatever is already here.
We spend so much time chasing what's next that we miss what's already present. And what's already present is often enough. Not in a settling way. In a way that's actually more real than anything we're reaching for.
Yes, yes yes!
Thank you for the gentle reminder to just ...
slow...
down...
and relax.
(I realized I was typing really fast when I started responding and doing that seemed to miss the whole point so I'm taking my time now)
Haha. Yes! It's really hard, even when we're thinking of it 😊
Just reading this opening after having thought about everything I have to do tomorrow. Thinking I might rethink…
Such a lovely idea if it helped to slow a little, even for today.
Thank you for sharing, Jessie 😊
Let us not borrow the sorrow of tomorrow.
- 125 year old poet😁
Great quote!
I found this poem very calming and it invited me right in .... A call to presence. Perhaps tomorrow can wait 😊
Thank you Carawen, and I think it can 😊
"Borrowing tomorrow" stopped me. We had a couple of sayings like this in my family growing up: don't borrow from tomorrow what you can pay for today..and don't pay twice for worry. I'd forgotten how deeply they'd shaped me. Thank you for inviting old wisdom to find its way back into the room.
Thank you, Suzanne. I remember those phrases too, and they do fit so well in the piece. Maybe subconsciously they helped shape me and the poem. Really pleased the piece resonated for you.
Such a beautiful and peaceful poem.
Thank you so much Milady! 🥰
This is it - live in the present moment. Always.
Thank you, Anabell🤗
I enjoyed this poem. Yep, tomorrow can wait.
Thank you, BJ!
Yes, I always say that we should enjoy today just as it is and as you say “tomorrow can wait”🌹
Thank you Georgina! and yep - it can really wait!
So so so very beautiful 🙏🏻
Thank you, Be 🤍
Yes precisely so! Slow down, enjoy the moments.
Yes! Thank you, Dorie 🤍
Tomorrow can wait until... tomorrow?
Tomorrow never comes!
There’s something deeply calming about the way this poem invites the reader back to the present. The ordinary moments become enough, and that’s a beautiful reminder. Thank you for sharing it.