for you

Place your tongue on the roof of your mouth. You will feel a little groove that it fits in nicely. Breathe in through your nose and out of your mouth. Repeat three times and each time let your body relax, let your shoulders fall, let your eyes and your face relax.
Sit for a second and take a small inventory of yourself. Wiggle your toes, tense and release your leg muscles, feel your stomach go in and out with your diaphragm, feel your chest and your arms and fingers. Take an inventory of your physical body. See yourself with your minds eye. Look down on yourself sitting there relaxed. Look around at your body and see the places that are in pain. Look at yourself like the old operation game and all the things that make you buzz. As you do, realize that is your physical body and you are observing it. Take your perspective back and see your desk, Take it back and scan the globe and think about a few loved ones. Do you see them at work, watching tv, driving? Tell them you love them, and think about another. Think about a close friend. What do you see them doing? Take it further and look across the globe, take a look at the planet. Tell her you love her. Come down again to your city and look down on it. Find your neighborhood. Find your home. See yourself sitting and reading email. That physical body is you, but you are so much more. You are also the observer looking in. Even though it is hard to remember, the physical pain doesn’t touch the observer, it is separate, it is still you. You are not alone, you are loved.

Feeling tired and alone tonight,
I look around and smile.
I may be scared and so unsure,
The path ahead is not clear.
But in this moment I and strong,
And that is enough for me.
Life is full of moments.
Look at this moment now.
One instant of cheer, one instant of relief,
One instant that seems perfectly clear.
If I knew of a way,
To walk one instant at a time.
I could choose and instant and make it repeat
And forever I would be fine.