Advice for Busy Motorists


Busy. Busy. Busy.
Oh isn't this fun?

Got ta keep the motor moving –
Fearing silence means all iz done.

Moving without reflection
frantically rushing about

How tempting it is ta believe
the entire world can shatter

As if Our Grand Mission
is all that mattered.

Hmm, is this the best driving formula?

How about doing nothing
& jes parking fer a while?

That's right, take yer keys out the damn ignition:
end yer obsession with speed.

Let dah engine cool off
wipe dah windshield clean

Disengage from time ta time:
& perhaps notice things unseen.

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Focal Point - an art work by T Newfields
Ron: Disengage the engine. How do we do that?
Ram: That's what meditation is about.
Lily: Maybe the opposite is true. Aren't our core values too disengaged already? A deeper level of engagement is needed.
Linda: Well, as the poem suggests, relax and breathe. Only from a point of clarity can we begin to know what is needed.