9-3-23

While prioritizing the things I should do today,

I caught myself slipping into self-importance.

I stopped for a moment, and fortunately the thought arrived-

Maybe I could do less and be more-

I decided to ride my bike to the park,

And arrived just as the dawn was breaking.

As I sat looking over the lake, an egret rose in the sky,

Slowly, gracefully, flew to the west, then another, then another.

A total of six egrets flew away, not in unison, but together.

I was blessed by the moment, the harmony of the natural world.

I accomplished nothing, I did not study anything,

But I learned a great deal about harmony, and my place in the world.

Now I return to the things I should be doing, a little less driven,

A little more at peace with myself and my place in this turning world.