This Is It!

This Is It!

"Stop!"
Hear the voice that whispers.
"You  have been driving
blindly and recklessly.
Stop!
Press down gently
on that brake breath offers.
Feel your body and mind
easing under you
as you slowly come to stillness.
Allow this anchor of Life
to ground you in your now.
This is it.
Notice it.
Breathe it in!
Breathe it out!

In silence and stillness
recognize where you are.
This right here,
right now is it!
Nothing else but here.
Nothing else but now.
Nothing to run to.
Nothing to run from.
Nothing to do.
Nowhere to go.
Nothing to stuff, or hide
or push away...just this.
Just you and this moment.
You can not walk to it.
You can not walk away from it .
You cannot walk to you
and you cannot walk away from you.
You are this moment.
This is it.
Fall back into this.
Allow it.
Breathe it in
Breathe it out.


Resist the urge to run away,
to close your eyes,
to numb body and mind
from this what is.
Do not add to your confusion
and your suffering
by stabbing and piercing
this moment that is you 
with the sharp and twisted
knife of judgment.
Gently put your weapon down
and let it be.
This is it.
Rest in it.
Breathe it in.
Breathe it out.

Accept the flat and barren  landscape
as your place to be right now.
Allow the dark and cloudy sky to
hover over what you think you know.
Stand strong against the storm,
but bend with the wind.
Reach about and touch what is.
Pick it up and hold it to your chest.
This is it.
Embrace it.
Breathe it in .
Breathe it out.

Then look to the earth beneath you.
See how it is forever shifting
as seasons pass over it,
storms come and go.
Effortlessly seek the dormant seed
of peace and joy
hidden far beneath this changing soil.
Know it is there in tiny sleeping form
gently awakened  by the vibrations
on the surface.
This is it.
Seek it.
Breathe it in
Breathe it out

Feel the rain upon your face
as it falls into the earth
and sinks down
through cracks
and openings
to a quench a thirst
only it can quench.
Then feel the tiny seed awaken,
twisting and turning
towards the emerging sun
that  trickles through
the cloud cover,
in loving fingers
of maternal light
to nourish and to heal.
Watch as the storm, for now,  
dies off
and the grey clouds part.
This is it.
Feel it.
Breathe it in.
Breathe it out.

Observe and watch
as old weeds of ego
clumped together
in thick patches of illusion
wither away to make room
for what was and will always be
ready to come through.
Let go.
This is it.
Be in awe of it.
Breathe it in. 
Breathe it out.

Water the seed with your attention.
Fertilize it with your compassion.
And watch as it emerges
in tiny sprouts of your awareness
to blow and dance
in morning breezes.
This is it.
Be aware of it.
Breathe it in.
Breathe it out.


Observe peaceful joy  
as it grows and blossoms
into a beautiful creation
of healing and renewal
of what was always there.
This is that which
 keeps you nourished 
even when you think you are hungry,
quenches all thirst
even when you feel thirsty,
keeps you filled with all you need
even when you believe you are empty.
This is it.
Take care of it.
Breathe it in.
Breathe it out.

Then watch with a
smile of knowing on your face
when the clouds come again
to hide the sun;
when  the winds  of storm
make their way
across the landscape
of your moment,
stirring up changes on the surface,
as they are meant to do.
Notice  the earth shifting
beneath your aging feet
And look deeply into
the cause, condition and consequence
of nature's ever changing nature.
Let the insight  happen there.
This is it. 
Look deeply on it. 
Breathe it in.
Breathe it out.

Stand firmly,
like a willow in the wind,
moving this way and that,
untouched and undamaged by
the storm and rain,
the surface destruction,
even if the flower you
nourished so lovingly
falters and is broken
at the stem.
Know that many seeds await beneath
this changing landscape
to come to Life
with your patience,
your loving kindness,
and your sweet awareness.
This is it.
Let it be.
Breathe it in.
Breathe it out. "

Dale-Lyn May, 2020

Okay this came out as I was listening to the lovely dharma talk listed below.  It is also inspired by all I am reading and learning...including the book Being Aware of Being Aware by Rupert Spira and Mindful Yoga by Frank Boccio.

I am not sure when I will get back to normal lol...if I ever do...but for now...This is it!

References, Inspirations and Recommended


Boccio, Frank Jude(2004) Mindfulness Yoga. Wisdom Books: Somerville


Plum Village (September 15, 2017) This Is It!/Dharma Talk by Sister The Nghiem[deer Park]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AvpHoBHPIg

Spira, R. ( 2017) Being Aware of Being Aware. (The Essence of Meditation Series). New Harbinger:Kindle Edition.