Oh the beauty of this flower. The black stands out strong against the orange. Look how the background lays out just the right amount of blur. “Oh but if I would have” “or I should have done that” as I look at it with a photogenic eye and think of other aspects that I should have done differently with it I could have possibly vastly improved this picture. Instead of just accepting it for what it is right here, right now I want to change it so maybe, just maybe I can be just a little more happy with it.

Mindfulness. A new word I am bringing to my life.

I am going to be aware of what is happening right now without wishing it were different.

Enjoying the pleasant without holding on when it changes as I know it will.

Being with the unpleasant without fearing it will always be this way which I know it will not always be.

I no longer have to bring on the guilt, the shame, the embarrassment into any situation.

Mindfulness. My thoughts begin to settle. My brain begins to settle. I am at peace.

The flower is simply beautiful as it is right here, right now,