In the midst of the ordinary, my awareness can call forth deep gratitude…if I allow it to be. The practice of simply being present to what is right there at that moment can change the experience. It happened a few weeks ago while I was pumping gas at the Circle K.
Pumping Gas April 2023
Four helicopters
flew overhead
in formation
against a gray white sky.
Thwap thwap thwap
their blades
cut through the air
calling my full attention overhead.
It looked like
a machine gun turret
poking out the front of the bubble
hmmm, must be military.
They headed south
and disappeared
thwap fading
the day returning to its normal hum.
I finished pumping gas
paused a moment
and thought how different I would feel
if I were on the ground in Ukraine.
With gratitude for the ordinary and peace in my soul.
Paula
