The Alchemy of Attention By Steve Taylor When a mist of multiplying thoughts fills your mind associations spinning endlessly images jostling and memories whirling free-falling through your inner space you can always bring yourself back to now. This morning, making breakfast for the kids I catch myself daydreaming and with a gentle mental nudge Remind myself of where I am And straight away the kitchen clutter turns to spacious presence A mosaic of sunlit squares across the floor Fading and brightening with the passing clouds The metal rims of stools firing sparks Steam-curls floating over cups Reflecting silver spoons The perfect stillness of spilt coffee grains The gaudy yellow and blue of detergent bottles And the window smudges exposed by sun - Everything perfectly still and real Everything perfectly itself. Attention is an alchemy That turns dullness to beauty And anxiety to ease.
Posted on: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 08:37:40 +0000
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