Moments
Tonight I needed to sleep with the windows open
and hear crickets and cicadas
to feel fall arriving soon
to be reminded that
nothing is
permanent –
hot summer days
crickets, cicadas
emptiness, fullness
life, death
you, me.
Tonight I needed to sleep with the windows open
and feel God drawing me inward
into this very moment with
my senses awake
my heart open
aware of how the little passing moments
of noticing, of being right here
watching my children’s eyelashes flutter
taking a moment to taste my food
greeting my beloved at the end of the day
with kind eyes and gentle words
are what really matter.
Tonight I needed to sleep with the windows open
and feel the cool evening breeze kissing my warm skin
aware of how fleeting my life really is
and to embrace it fully, then
let it go.
Lisa McCrohan, © 2013
Dear friends, someday we will be gone. Our children will be gone. All who we know will be gone. I don’t bring this up to be morbid or to instill fear. In spiritual traditions that I follow, we remind ourselves every day that we are of the nature to grow old and to die, that all we know will cease to exist. This is to remind us that RIGHT NOW is precious. RIGHT NOW is a gift. RIGHT NOW is where and when we LIVE. Reflecting on death inspires us to live…with a deeper sense of delight, compassion, and connection to what really matters in our everyday lives.
May you, today, live with an awareness that this moment is precious, an awareness of what matters most, and with a tender, open, gentle heart.
Blessings,
Beautiful poetry Lisa, very inspiring!!
Thank you, Luis! I’m grateful you read it and found it inspiring! Lisa
I live here with you Lisa!! Sending lots of love your way, Meghan
Meghan, that is a really beautiful way of saying it! Your words are poetry! Thank you, Meghan. Lisa
Right now, I chose to love instead of get tasks done! 🙂
Jodi, I LOVE IT! I have to often have this on my lips! Some times, moment to moment! YEs, there are times of needing to get stuff done and you just gotta do it, but it can be done with love and done without amping up our nervous system unnecessarily.
On another note, I’ve been thinking of you a lot and can’t wait to share about you and your post over the next week!!! You offer such a lovely gentle way of practically applying mindfulness and heartfulness to everyday life.
Love, Lisa
This was so beautiful Lisa. It’s actually super timely for me, reflecting a conversation I just had with my beloved the other day ~ coming back from a medical trip. I’ve learned this is the best way to approach life; Appreciating where we are right now, loving the one (s) we’re with, finding joy in this moment.
* And what a fabulous poem above — I will remember to open that window some tonight 🙂 x Love to you dear friend ~ R
Robyn, I’m so very grateful for your words. I have been thinking about you — how it went on your medical trip, how you are doing now. Your approach to life inspires so many, Robyn. I am so very “glad” (this word doesn’t really describe it) that you are who you are — how you are able to find joy in this moment — even with an ailing body. I think about you often, Robyn, and am inspired by your delight-FULL posture in life. Love to you, Lisa
Lisa your poem resonated so deep inside, it made me cry. Thank you I needed to hear this today.
Ohhhh Dear Alma, I’m always thinking of you!!! I’m glad that this resonated with you. This mindful way of parenting that we are on is truly an invitation to soak up this moments, to really be fully present, just in the little doses throughout the day that we are able to! Such love to you, Lisa
Thank you for your inspired poem and sharing your thoughts on living and passing on. The love we pass on, lives forever. Many blessings to you and your loved ones.
Ahhh, Maria, you say it here so beautifully! Yes — the love we offer lives on forever…even when we personally aren’t remembered (generations from now). I’m thinking lately of the generations that will come after me and how I am nurturing their well being today. Love, Lisa
Wow. That was beautifully written.
Celese, THANK YOU! That really touches my heart. Blessings to you, dear heart! Love, Lisa