Knowing

and when you ask me
how I know what I know,
what to do and where to go,
the black ibis rise in an instant,
in one glorious symphony
from the still waters,
and head somewhere
into the fading light;
a black ribbon changes shape
with every passing moment
in the melting blue,
floating into and with
the uncertainty and certainty
of yet another triumphant night,
and one more blessed day,
proclaiming my place
in the family of things
that are born to be wild.

Being Present

Being present is like being with a pot of milk on boil.
Your mind knows deeply what will happen if you don't keep watching it.....
That it will boil over, and you will have an even greater mess to clean up :)
And yet, it is the nature of the mind to wander as you are waiting and watching. It cannot rest. Until you rest. Because it is caught in a time warp.
But if you watch the pot with your heart, your whole being becoming the pot of milk on boil, you are present in the moment.....every moment.....from the time it is put on the stove, up to the time it rises up to boil over. And you don't have to do a thing.
You will know what to do and when to turn off the stove.....in that moment when it is needed.
And you can rest in the knowing that you will have no mess to clean up :)