by Tod Christensen
Take a moment, a quiet moment, and think about your journey.
Has it always been bright and sunny or dark and stormy?
Always is a word that is so often overused
And the mind has a terrible way of just leaving you confused
Everyone gets bright and sunny and everyone gets a storm now and then
But since we don’t fear bright and sunny those aren’t the thoughts we have over and over again
Far too often we let our mind live in the past or the future and neither is real
If we just stayed in the present moment there’s so much that it would reveal
That storm we are so scared of? Well what if it’s already here
And we are forced to take an honest look at all our doubts and fears
Outside the lightning is crashing all around
And the thunder is booming and echoing the sound
And we can conjure up a million scenarios all at once in our head
And I guarantee you they won’t be happy ones but scary instead
Or we can just live in this moment and enjoy it and let it be
So now when we look and listen there’s something different that we see
It’s a wonderful light show that we can enjoy if we wish
As we live in this one moment our senses are all being nourished
Not worried about what might happen in the future or what did happen in the past
Just enjoying this moment for what it is, something amazing that will be gone all too fast
Remember this the next time your mind tries to take you somewhere you don’t want to go
Just stay here in the present because now you know
That you don’t have to be a slave to your past fears and mistakes
Because no matter how fierce the storm is, sooner or later the clouds always break.
