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WHEN WILL I BE LIVING ZEN? 10.5.04
When every cabinet, closet and drawer is neatly cleaned and organized, will I have Realized? then will I be Living Zen?
When all the cobwebs in the corners of the ceiling are whisked away, on that day, then will I be Living Zen?
When all my windows are squeaky clean and all is clearly to be seen, maybe then will I be Living Zen?
When nothing is hoarded away for some other day, following the Tao and in the here-now, then will I be Living Zen?
When the yard is raked of every leaf, and TV news brings no grief, then will I be Living Zen?
Or could it be much more easy? Instead of waiting for Then, I could be Living Zen even if the pots are greasy.
How about it, I say. Is Zen about Then? Perhaps that day is far away.
Never has a definite ring to this perfection thing.
When will I be Living Zen? When Life As Is passes as perfection then I will be Living Zen.
When Chaos can be see as The Golden Mean, now then I will be Living Zen.
When Crazy fits my day today I’ll simply say well then I’m Living Zen.
When oops, nuts, coo-coo, absurd, seem to be the perfect words, so then I’ll try Living Zen.
When a bubble pops, the power stops, my heart clip-clops, or the temperature drops, then that’s when I’m Living Zen.
When bills are due, my friends are few, the world’s a zoo, too much to do, now then I could be Living Zen.
I’ll say today it’s All OK. Just let it be a mystery. Try not to judge nor hold a grudge, well then I will be Living Zen.
When things are grating, try celebrating. It all happens right, just don’t fight it today. That’s what I’ll say.
When I catch a cold, am getting old, the body aches, for goodness sakes, now then I will be Living Zen.
When everything has gone awry and I have no idea why, the phone keeps ringing, the car starts pinging, then I could cry or sigh. Or yet again, I could start singing, and then I’d be Living Zen.
When Calmly walking through Chaos and Mess, Consciously, then I guess I’ll be Living Zen.
When someone says go fly a kite, you know something - then I just might! and enjoying it soar to new heights. well then that's Living Zen.
copyright Anupama Deanne Kallman
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