The Good Stuff
Life is swirling around us
Our to-do lists stretching
Day-to-day
Week-to-week
Month-to-month
Until too much of the good stuff
falls off
We just don’t have the time
or the energy left at the end of the day
after tackling the demands
of everyone
and everything
else
So let’s stop for just a moment
and allow ourselves to just be
To listen to the earth under our feet
To breath in her colors
To feel her birdsong
reaching deep into our core
Let’s stop for a moment
to be thankful
for the beauty that surrounds us
and promise ourselves
that we’ll put the good stuff
on the top of our list
Art and Words by Beverly Ash Gilbert