Poem~I Notice My LIfe!

I Notice My Life

 by Joyce Chapman

I notice my life.

Notice my self.

I laughed so hard today.

I notice the times when I laugh.

I notice how laughing makes me feel.

I notice what my true feelings are.

I notice the changes in me.

I notice what brings them about.

I notice: am I laughing enough lately?

I notice what’s here for me to learn.

I’m a scientific observer

Of my own life.

I’m gathering the material

For reflection and decision making.

I notice what I really want.

I notice what I need.

What is the gift in each situation?

I especially notice opportunity.

I notice my gentleness.

I notice my vulnerability.

I notice my strength.

I notice beauty.

I notice love.

I notice you.

I know one thing:

It’s what I don’t notice

That causes me disharmony.

What does that tell me?

To notice what I don’t notice!

Noticing is my tool,

My wake up call,

For taking responsibility.

The more I notice,

The more I take charge.

I notice

And I learn.

I enjoy the learning.

Or sometimes hate it.

Often laugh at myself.

But in noticing,

I accept.

I make my experience my very own.

I stop blaming anyone else,

Stop resisting the truth,

And create each moment anew.

I learn.

I laugh.

I grow.

I become.

I notice--

And celebrate.

Copyright © 1990 by Joyce Chapman