Wow! Poem by Grant House

He wanted his life to matter
He had a lot of experience
He knew a lot

In any given meeting
He had something to say
Something helpful, informative, useful
The right thing
The thing no one else thought of
An invaluable contribution

He worked hard
He led a life of achievement
An accomplished life
He was important
Indispensible

Something happened to him
Looking back, he could not say exactly when
But something happened that changed everything
Or, more aptly, that unchanged everything
Had it be just what it was
And allowed things to unfold naturally

He became more present
He lived more in the moment
He began to hear his own breath as he was breathing
He heard his heart beating and noticed the rhythm of each day
He felt his feelings
Noticed colors, smells, and changes in temperature
His experience became like a vivid dream he enjoyed but did not remember so well
He seemed to know less and less
He became curious
He had not so much to say and found himself listening to what others were saying and even what they were not saying
He could see what was there and what was missing
He saw the spaces around things
Possibilities showed up out of thin air
He became less certain and the future seemed less predictable
He experienced uncertainty without anxiety
Things happened without stress or effort
He began to smile in a relaxed way that reassured others close to him
They felt like he trusted them
They felt important
Like they mattered

He disappeared
They showed up
He stopped knowing
They began to learn
He let go
Suffering was alleviated
Happiness and well-being took over
Life all by itself without much help
Became worth living

Universe is singing
Listen
In the darkness
See the light
In stillness
Breathe like a refreshing breeze on a clear spring morning
Notice spirit moving
Like it always does
Be spirit
In this body
Now

The whole cosmos happens
And you are just sitting there
Doing nothing

Wow!

That's what he said when it happened

Wow!

It kept happening until it became just the way things are
A never beginning, never ending wow that he realized he was part of before he was born, right this very minute, and long after he dies

This living time
Our opportunity to see ourselves in all of creation
To be who we are
One with one another
One with those who came before, who share this moment, and who will follow
One with all there ever was and ever will be

He takes a breath

Breathing in
Breathing out

Who we are whispers

Wow!