Exploring Happiness #19- Karma Poem by June Stepansky

Exploring Happiness #19- Karma



It was sunny
just a moment before,
then clouds, thunder,
flashes of lightening
through the rain.

Just before
the sun reappeared,
a young man,
leaving his office,
was struck by
lightning.

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
We don’t always pay attention to the vulnerability of our lives as we move from day to day taking care of our responsibilities, until something happens to disrupt the usual pattern. Then, because of the disruption, we can be made aware of the details of our lives that we haven’t noticed before; the people around us that we love; all those seemingly small things that happen each day to make our lives worthwhile.
We all want to improve the quality of our lives and make our futures better, but we also need to appreciate what we already have in the present that gives each day its value and importance.

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In between goals is a thing called life, that has to be lived and enjoyed.
Sid Ceasar

We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.
Frederick Koenig
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