Impermanence, Being Present & Being Mindful

On my enclosed patio, I have a waterfall and fishpond, and I spend hours watching the fish, mesmerized by the waterfall and practicing T’ai Chi Chih. It has brought me great peace and pleasure.

A few days ago, the water level dropped a little so I turned on the faucet to add more water. The next morning I opened the patio door and was horrified and devastated to see about six inches of water covering the patio. My lack of being present and mindful and forgetting to turn the water off reminded me of how we have to accept impermanence. As I sadly gathered the fish that had perished because of my actions, I gently remind myself to let go of the guilt. The guilt passed, but the lesson to be more present and mindful remains.

Pyramid Poems