Upon Hearing...

 

Upon hearing the word ATTENTION, 

something inside of me 'wakes up', 

a 'standing up within oneself'. 

One thing at a time, full attention. 

YET, there is a division 

between the outer and the inner. 

Most mysterious!

There was a point in my life, 

not too long ago, 

where I was in great inner turmoil. 

It seemed to come on full force, 

the many I'd, 

when I was cleaning the darkroom (after teaching). 

The i's would come in and attack. 

It was brutal. 

I made the effort 

to concentrate on what I was doing - 

cleaning, mixing chemicals, etc., 

and be fully present to the task at hand. 

It worked. 

The i's went to the background, 

and I was in Presence. 

Attention. 

In Attention.

~M

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