sit down....get down...

my favorite photo

from the shore 

this summer.

i sat and watched 

him watch the waves.

wondered what 

stories were going through 

his mind and heart

as the waves rolled in

and trikled out.

the love he had shared

the loss he has

learned to carry?

i wonder.

i remembered a song 

this week

"humble thyself

in the sight of the lord".

humble thyself...

your 

self.

sit down

get down

and see life 

with perspective.

sit down 

get down 

and notice where you are

savor who you are

love what is. 

sit down

get down

let go of all 

those things

all those past words

and actions that taunt 

and tear you down.

sit down

get down

and notice where you are

savor who you are 

love what is. 

i watched him 

watch the water

till it came 

up above his ankles

     then he got 

        help 

and got up

and moved on.

           and sometimes 

that's the perspective

that comes 

when you sit down

get down and notice where you are

savor who you are

and love what is.

yesterday that's all i had 

energy to do...

sit down

get down...

where i am and who i am 

and what i love

and who i love 

has been 

the result of letting go...

of noticing where i am

who i am

and loving 

what 

is. 

tc