May I Be Aware

Be always mindful of what you are doing and thinking

So that you may put the imprint of your immortality on every passing incident

Of your daily life.   Abd’l Khaliq Ghijdewani

Oh lord this day

May I be aware!

My I honor each experience I have this day

The sights my eyes behold

The things I smell

And feel

May I honor each person I meet

May I observe not only the world around me

But also Lord

The world within me

May I be aware

So that each moment I am noticing

My thoughts

My feeling

My reactions

My behaviors

And truly seeing

Truly choosing

To make decisions that heal

Choices that help

May I be aware

So that I do not mindlessly walk through the day

Reacting
Responding

According to old patterns of fear

Or anger

This day O Lord

May I chew, mindfully

May I listen, mindfully

May I look at the beauty of the day, mindfully

May I nurture

The eye of my heart!

And leave upon this day

The imprint of my immortality

The imprint…. Of You!