I’d rather be … right now,
I’d rather be … right here
than have my head lost in some future
blinded by hopes and forest fear.

I’d rather be … right now,
I’d rather be … with you;
let what may be, both thorn and blossom,
lead me on to the rendezvous.

I’d rather be … right now, right here, my dear
than famously arrayed,
pinned up to be displayed,
bring me into your shade.
I’d rather take … what we have got,
even if it’s not a lot;
whether sailing smooth or rough,
always ‘with you’ is enough.
I’d rather be … right now.

We don’t need no more;
no taking names, no keeping score.
Time doesn’t need a guide;
just let this moment ride.

I’d rather be … right now, right here, my dear
than worried ’bout a win;
obsessed with where I’ve been.
My yang just needs your yin.
I’d rather take … what we have got,
even if it’s not a lot;
whether sailing smooth or rough,
always ‘with you’ is enough.
I’d rather be … right now.

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Note: While I think it is good to be loosely mindful of goals, hopes and plans for the future … it is so easy to get caught up obsessing on these ‘dreams’ or lost in the past, and lose the moment we are in. I’m trying to stay grounded in the wonders of what ‘right now’ has to offer. So much of my struggle with depression in the past can be traced back to this tendency to pine or obsess … what I can do now is tend the seeds I’ve planted, remaining unattached to the outcomes, grateful for what this moment has to offer. Only one of the fig cuttings I took last Fall is thriving out of about 30. I had no control over that … I did my best to keep them watered, but still, most of them leafed only to wither and die. So much of what I do in life feels like that; why be miserable over what I can’t control. Instead, I can celebrate the one fig cutting that is leafy green and cheery and be cheery with it.

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