Scrolling Thoughts 9/2/2023

My thoughts scrolling
Up and down
Like a slot machine
So many symbols
So many images
Waiting to choose
What to think
Of this moment
In time.

So
How do I stop
The random
Overthinking
Of now?

Closed my eyes
Focused inward
On deep breathing
Inhaling long
And slow
Sighing out
Just as well.

Spinning thoughts
Begin to slow
Feeling space being
Created
With every exhale taken.

Continue
Focused breathing
Tis the mechanism to
Stop overthinking
Allowing my soulful self
To step forward
Helping this situation.

Do this often
And as needed
Tis a simple and
Effective way
To relax into that
Quiet spot
That connects to God
The source of life.

Maggie Spaulding
Poem Author