Center of Things

“The journey itself is my home.”― Matsuo Basho

“In Chinese lore, the fifth season is late summer, when the glare is gone and only the color of things as they are can reach us. It takes all the seasons to become this bare. All the turmoil to be worn of our edges. All the loss to hold on to nothing. All the seasons to wear our hands open. Landing here, I no longer want things. I only want moments. In the sun. In the rain. With you. When confused or sad, I only want to look to what is and tumble into joy. Together. Alone. I want to put down all I’ve been carrying and simply be.” – Mark Nepo, The Fifth Season: Creativity in the Second Half of Life

May this day be filled with moments
Of attention, wonder, joy, gratitude, laughter, peace, presence
Being awake and alive in the Center of Things
Light
Simply being.

“When drawn into the race of the surface world, we find ourselves running to and from. But when blessed to fall down, we are broken of the trance. When blessed to fall into the Center of Things, we and the life before us become clear.” – Mark Nepo, The Fifth Season: Creativity in the Second Half of Life