Art of Living

The art of living
is in the art of waiting
and the art of loving:
learning to wait
for that which you love.

It is that when
that which we have
deeply waited for
appears on our doorstep,
it is not ill-timed
or a disappointment,


for that disappointment is false,
and will lead us astray
from authentic love.
Wait patiently yet not too long.

Similarly we can be fooled
into following empty paths.
Beware of beautiful gifts
parcelled in our own longing.

Timing is the art of living.

And though it may seem at times
we are at the mercy of the prevailing winds,
it is only half so.
We can invite and we can withdraw,
thus taking responsibility.