from a caterpillar to a butterfly

Sitting, listening in a class, Fidgety I get. A sense of restlessness, I cannot comprehend. And then I hear a whisper of words, I take a deep breath and try to focus. Playing with my children, I feel my hands twitching, To pick up the mobile, And browse Instagram. And then I hear a whisper of words, I take a deep breath and try to focus. Talking to a loved one over the phone, Listening yet not listening, I keep thinking, Of what’s next. And then I hear a whisper of words, I take a deep breath and try to focus. Don’t we all do this? Physically in a place, But mentally elsewhere? Body doing a thing, While the mind, Thinking an entirely different thing. It is here I hear a whisper of words, Of my Guru nudging me to be, To be present in the moment, To be living in the moment, To be experiencing the moment, To be aware of the moment. And I take a deep breath, Willing my mind back to my body, Wanting to be aware, Wanting to be fully there, To experience life, Moment after moment, to its full...