Mindfulness living

Or Living in the Now

Have become popular phrases

A seemingly simple undertaking

Complex in proper execution

We are told to put all

Past or future thoughts

Out of our mind

And embrace this moment

As it’s all we really have

But even in meditation

Holding onto now is difficult

Let alone trying to do it

During a work day

Rapid fire thoughts

Bombard the mind

Making now

Really hard to find

They say with practice

A peaceful quiet mind

Can be attained

Maybe, but right now

My attempts to find it

Feel more like a strain

E.A. Fussell

07.20.2020

My mind is like a maze

Sometimes I get lost in it

Chasing new ideas

Trying to find their right path

Getting distracted by old memories

Reminding me nothing really lasts

E.A.Fussell

07.15.2020

I wonder if my luggage

Could pass as a mask

I ponder the idea

Of changing my resolve

From solidly resisting

The attack on our freedom

Not accepting direction from

Social propaganda and lies

Has me stranded at home

When I really want to fly

The Bible tells me

I’m being disobedient that

I should go with the flow

And give my adversary a high-five

Keep my opposing thoughts

On the down-low

I am in a mental and emotional

Tug-of-war

Half a year has gone by

Normally by this time

I would have traveled near and far

Now I barely leave my town

And only by car

The deciding factor

The determining end

May be an invitation to Alaska

From a long-time friend

A view of the last frontier

Sounds super appealing

I just have to convince

My stubborn self

That my resistance

Makes no difference

One way or the other

I’m just a blip on the radar

Watching world events

That make no sense

All the while I’m just

Longing for the wilderness

E.A. Fussell

07.15.2020

As a child I learned that

It’s not just an old tire swing

It’s a magic machine

That can transport you

Anywhere

Your imagination can take you

I miss those innocent days

When my mind could freely

Imagine

Unencumbered by adult thoughts

Not yet jaded by experience

E.A. Fussell

7.13.2020

Beware of revival

In these days and times

Truth is definitely

Hard to find

Open your Bible

Read it for yourself

Don’t rely on woman or man

To tell you about God’s plan

Pray for understanding

Then read the pages

There is truth in the Word

For today and all through the ages

E.A. Fussell

07.11.2020

Photo by Kevin Dierschke

Did you know your name

Is written in God’s hand

You are a part of His

Never ending plan

All that is required

All you have to do

Is have faith in Him

Like He believes in you

He paid the price and

The invitation got mailed

The day it was sealed

With a spike sized nail

E.A. Fussell

07.11.2020

Be the player

Not the pawn

Take hold of your mind

It is yours to own

E.A. Fussell

07.10.2020

Lightning strikes

Thunder rolls

Rumbling a warning

Nature has come

To take its toll

Man in his arrogance

Never quite understands

No matter what he builds

It only takes a few seconds for

Nature’s formidable power to upend

E.A. Fussell

07.08.2020

Innocence and sweetness

Where did you go

It seems like

There was more of you

Not that long ago

These days I often wish

To find a news stream

Filled with good

Instead of someone screaming

How they have been offended

Or misunderstood

E.A. Fussell

07.08.2020

Take me back

Before the fall of man

When You walked with us

You talked with us

We didn’t need to schedule or plan

Take me back

Where hatred was unknown

Where fear was never seen

Depression had never been

We were healthy to the very bone

Take me back

Where money was not needed

Fame was unheard of

There was true brotherly love

Your word was all we heeded

Take me back

Where information was all true

A simpler time

A simpler mind

All we needed was You

Take me back

Dear Lord please make it soon

I can’t take much more

Of this old world

Filled with doom and gloom

E.A. Fussell

07.07.2020