love and compassion

No matter the degree
of mental preparation
of hours spent visualizing potential outcomes
sometimes
things just happen
beyond our control
and it is in those times where we need
love and compassion
above all else.

bread crumbs and snowflakes

Give my mind a bread crumb
immediately
it wants the entire loaf.

What next thing should we do?
How will each detail look?
What will the 15th step be?

One flake of snow
growing into a snowman
in less than a minute.

For goodness sake, just slow down.
Stay here, in this moment,
without worrying and planning for a future
that might not happen.
Appreciate the here and now
without wanting to become bigger.

One bread crumb,
one snowflake,
one at a time.