A Study of Blue

I'm Here

Description: “I’m Here” explores what it means to arrive fully in the present after years of living at high tempo. In this episode of Mindful at Sea Level, host Bob A — military veteran and mindfulness educator — reflects on the shift from restless mental motion to disciplined presence. Drawing from his poem “I’m Here,” written days after a life-threatening illness and surgery, Bob A traces the moment he found a quiet refuge inside a mind once crowded with noise. He describes clarity as a subtle tapping that had always been there, waiting to be noticed. Through morning sounds, fresh air, and the simple rhythm of a new day, he reconnects with the sensory world and the steady truth beneath it. The episode centers on one radical realization: what’s different now is that he’s truly here — not rehearsing the future, not revisiting the past, but standing in the living moment with intention and integrity. Artwork: Mindfulnauts by Gemini AI Music: I’m mindful at sea level (Instrumental) by Suno AI Poem: I’m Here by Bob A, Mindful at sea level podcast I’m Here Free verse Being alone with my thoughts, finding safe haven from the storm, in a mind once cluttered with unimportant things. Clarity rises, a quiet tapping at the soul, reminding me it has always been here — waiting for a single, living moment. Morning arrives. Fresh air on my skin. Birds chirping over the hum of tires, rolling along the nearby highway. I take the time to soak it in, to take all of it in, Deeply observing. Breath by breath, note by note, moment by moment. Listening to music, hearing each word, feeling each note. Now becoming the dancer. What’s different this time, I’m here. Morse Code: MASL...WELCOME HOME STAY STRONG...MASL Dedication: This podcast is dedicated to the Jack Russell Nation — and to Ike, the brave little Mindfulnaut who ran ahead of every tide. His spirit still charts our course, and we miss him deeply. “Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, There is a field. I'll meet you there.” -Rumi

A Study of Blue

Description: This episode explores A Study of Blue, a free‑verse poem that anchors Season 2. The poem charts a demanding inner journey: following a northern light through cold rain, frozen earth, and blurred horizons. Each challenge becomes a catalyst, sparking a hidden flame that guides the narrator forward. At its heart, the poem is about choosing presence in a world that never slows down. It’s about learning to breathe again after years of high‑tempo living, recognizing warmth as a sign of arrival, and standing still long enough to see the beauty that movement often hides. Professionally and personally, A Study of Blue signals a shift — a letting go of old patterns and a willingness to step into the unknown. It’s the moment where discipline meets compassion, and where life becomes a study worth returning to each day. Artwork: Mindfulnauts at sea Music: Angelic Sea of Stillness by Bob A, Mindful at sea level podcast (Suno) Poem: A Study of Blue by Bob A, Mindful at sea level podcast. Morse Code: MASL...WELCOME HOME STAY STRONG...MASL Dedication: This podcast is dedicated to the Jack Russell Nation — and to Ike, the brave little Mindfulnaut who ran ahead of every tide. His spirit still charts our course, and we miss him deeply. “Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, There is a field. I'll meet you there.” -Rumi A Study of Blue Free verse That northern light, a study of blue. A child suspended in awe. Cold winter rain pierces my skin, yet in its sting a hidden flame rekindles itself within. Dig deep — though frozen earth impedes your search, and fog‑bound mountains obstructing my view. Through half‑closed eyes, with colors blurred, a path of light reveals itself. Settle in. Breathe. Feel the warmth arriving, folding around me like a lover who will never say goodbye. The chaotic world hums on, hungry for purpose — like busy bees seeking their queen. Life never pauses. Still you stand, waiting, marveling at the scene. By day’s end, I long to be free, immersed in life — Consumed with angst of past regrets, dreaming of joy from unfulfilled desires. a study that began the day I was born. The day begins. The day ends. a study of blue.