Breathe. For yourself. For each other. Let

us breathe in when others cannot. When we

can do nothing else. Let us stretch ourselves

open to embrace our friends, to extend

our bodies open to anyone willing to meet us,

or even to meet those we think may not. Let us

hold each other for this moment. For this

blink of human existence.

~John Forti

continuing to notice, just notice…

inquiry for today~ release stories into the quiet….

many truths open up…

You stir your tea-

the spoon clinks

against the mug,

I hear your slippers

on the floor,

the chair settling

when you sit

at the table-

these sounds

of staying

rest quietly

beneath my ribs.

!M. Morigeau