What if riding the wave was as fun as a carriage ride in the park.  Or waiting for a child to be born the anticipation of a really good movie.  I take a look at what is delightful in my life and pretend it is just around the corner–a perfect walk, a deep friendly talk, the eyes of a loved one arriving, anticipating a trip to see the sights of old friends.

But the human is SO frantic with what could happen–the glass half empty, the shadow, the worry, the fear, the future difficulties that could happen.

And everything is just the Way It Is.  Nothing right or wrong or good or bad or yes or no.  Just the turning turning of the seasons and the day and the tide and the soft movement of the spheres millions of miles away.

Being content with this first principle of flow is an amazing human challenge.  Thus I reach for the Sweet bodhichitta within and treasure the gift of this very here and now.