Settled

Maybe it's the way

an argument is

supposed to end;

or a description

of the human conquering

of a piece of real estate;

or the excuse given

for the excessive air

in a bag of chips.

But it could also be

a pining resignation over

circumstances beyond our control.

What if I told you

that our perspective

on certain uses of this word

is what determines

our level of contentment

with life itself?

When we shift the energy

of our labor away

from trying not to settle

for anything but exactly

what we want in life,

and direct it toward settling

into the joy of what is

with us in the here and now,

we will experience the deep peace

of being truly settled;

we will learn what it means

to live and breathe

comfortably in our own skin.

© 2015 Todd Jenkins