On Work

To change the way I live with my own mind
there is much work to be done beforehand:

There needs to be an agreement
that it is OK to not get attached to my own thoughts
certainly the background, fleeting ones
I am not talking here
about an active reflection
or focussed work on a particular issue.

Then there needs to be
a permission to be different,
a permission to change.

Then whats required
is a belief
that I deserve a different experience.

Then a belief
that such change
is at all possible

and it is difficult
to allow for uncertainty
in our universe.
True uncertainty
where absolutely nothing
is assumed to be "knowledge"
where absolutely nothing
is assumed about
the possible reactions
of others
where mind remains open
to different, unexpected
ways to be
words to say
feelings to arise
and movements
through the moment
with no labels

To be so totally open and receptive
to so much uncertainty
One needs strong roots,
wide open heart
and to be content with oneself.
And then you can say
Bring It On Baby!