There is a certain freedom

in desperation,

finally letting go,

not clinging to life

as we believe it should be,

instead accepting it as it is

because all our efforts

to change it

come to naught.

So, jump up,

say "yes" to whatever comes

because it is here

and we are here

and might as well skip over all the "wish things were different"

and enjoy what is good

and let everything else

float like a stone

skimming across the water,

released from an eager hand

at the water's edge.