Missing the gifts!

Many a morning

not this morning

I stand on my porch

and gaze at the splendor of the mountain

there it soars

brightly into the sky

crowned with snow 

and kissed by the sun

glowing

 

 

but

I do not see this

grandeur

 

my mind is on other things

things past

things to come

things done

things undone

 

in that moment I am not present

 

being present

in the moment

attentive to the beauty

the person

the world 

that is right in front of you

is how we grab

the gift of life

 

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 The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life