nooks and crannies

sitting on the front stoop of the man who was to be my modern-day savior of sorts, i gazed out at all the different buildings canvasing my surroundings, all which served as concrete or brick-laiden reminders of what it means to survive in the often cruel reality of this world. social services. housing authorities. health departments. law enforcement offices. court houses. bus stops, train stations, and inner-city transit systems. yet nestled quite humbly in the midst of these was also a church. it was less irony and more just the juxtaposition of necessity. the wax to so much wane. all around me lay symbolic evidence of varying kinds of choices, those we can be forced into by sheer ill luck or those we seek out in favor of. whether by grand design or simple circumstance, we are presented with tiny little moments, and thus an opportunity of choice that accompanies each one. split second decisions that define what truly lies inside us all and often can define what lies just around the bend as well. not only that, we carry with us a great deal of responsibility to seize, and give back to, those moments for that is what it means to live our best, authentic lives. it's in the nooks, crannies, corners, bends, breaks, alleyways and halls of our lives that the heart of active living lies. one tiny or momentous decision at a time. so if life is the school teacher and we the humbled pupil, the first step in paying attention is to show up. that may be, in fact, the most crucial test there is.