Being Alive?

 Being one of those whose tendency 

is to "rush around...to achieve something";

this gives me a strong pause.

I have to give myself some time

to consider what being alive 

actually feels like;

not what it means.

What it feels like 

focuses in on my body, 

my reality in the moment;

What it means, 

usually becomes a mental exercise...

a distancing from the here and now

into the past or future.

Being alive becomes more abstract.

My question is:

where does imagination come in?

How can my mental activity

contribute to my being fully alive?

I'm all for plain and simple and obvious, but

could it be a bit more complex

than this quote indicates?

kastilwell