Driving through the morning mist,

lost in a fog of my own making,

I startle as three young deer

leap before me.

I shudder at what might have been

and acknowledge what is now

with gratitude.

                                                                            JDG

From a source beyond myself

 I was asked

“What have you become?”.

It caught me by surprise

and left me feeling sad and judged

until I came to see

it was a koan to sit with,

not something words could answer.

                                                                                                   JDG

Just one of those days 

when it’s hard to remember

why I started this. 

                                                     JDG

I stand on the rim

and looking into the pot

I’ve been stewing in,

I quickly hop down

and turn off the heat.

                                                             JDG

When “I have to”

becomes

“I am able to,”

I’ve entered a different world.

                                                                  JDG

If we gave up the sweet satisfaction

of being right

and let ourselves feel instead

 the sweet satisfaction

of being,

would that be the end

of civilization as we know it?

                                                                                           JDG

Thank you, Coach Kozak

and HASfit for leading me

in something I’ll actually do.

I can honestly  say,

after seventy days, 

this work out 

is working out for me.

                                                                JDG