Audrey, Very nice haiku! Thanks.Bill!
From: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com [mailto:zen_fo...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of audreydc1983 Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 4:22 PM To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Zen] Mindfulness - awareness in the here and now Over the past month I have been consumed by worry - about my husband's college grades, the house that we're buying (we're waiting to hear back from the bank after a month. UGH.), my dog had another colitis "attack" (not fun, but manageable), and my half brother (an anonymous surrogate birth) finally found us - he's 22 (I don't know what to say! Ack!). I've always been a worrier. I've worried about the future - and I've worried about the past. I've worried about bills. I've worried about my health, and that of my family. I've even worried myself into an ulcer, on several occasions. Over the past week, I have read many articles and information on mindfulness. I closed my eyes, stopped to take a breath, and somehow felt a...shift. I suddenly just...got it. In my mind's eye, an image of a tomato appeared - and I knew what it meant. In the great Pacific NW, tomatoes haven't been ripening well this year. There are still a lot of green tomatoes on the vine. There are a few tomatoes that I'm WAITING on - I've seen the hints of yellow and red, and I'm anxious for them to ripen so that I can pick and eat 'em. I have to accept the tomato - acknowledge it's beauty in it's not-quite-red-ness, NOW. Does that make sense? Oh, well - it does to me, anyway. Here goes: Tomato blushes, right mindfulness blossoming red and green beauty. Brightest Blessings, ~Audrey __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5522 (20101011) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com
