Where are you now?

Where are you now?

Where are you now, my dear, 
in all your thoughts of this and that? 
What can tomorrow bring, 
if today is not a day full lived

Was yesterday so cruel
that it did not give you life to live today? 
Look into what you have “today” 
And who knows what treasure you might find? 

Bound in chains of sadness
Future imaginings thrash about
Trapped, our present suffocates 
Strangled with lack of attention. 

Past flippancies grow to regrets; 
great big “what-ifs” drown us, 
Dimming our acceptance of who are
Who we really are; right now! 

Unfurl those shoulders and shake the sadness off 
Look deeply into God’s eyes 
And feel the wonders of being alive
Surrounded by life’s gifts and forms.

With eyes that see and ears that hear 
Let loose the mind that thinks
Where you are now 
It's all you ever need to know; 

From acceptance comes peace, 
And from peace comes joy 
And from joy comes love 
And it all starts now.

So where are you now my dear? 
It’s your answer, 
Your life as only you can live it!