what is really mine—what cannot be taken from me ??

lets say i was imprisoned—lets say someone threatens my life

what can i not lose in that situation ?? what is mine that cannot be taken away from me ??

the way i move my body

cannot be taken from me (until it is)

but the activation of my nervous system (that is mine) the movement of my fingertips (that is mine) the movement of my tongue in my mouth—the movement of my eyes within their sockets—all these things are mine

my breath is mine

the way i move my mind (is mine)

it cannot be taken away from me (until it is)

my thoughts are (mostly) mine

my attitude

my focus

my surrender

my joy

my hope

the way i interpret my experience

these are all mine no matter what you do to me (until i die)

some of these things are available to me even if im paralyzed

even if im locked in (my body—locked in prison) these things are still mine

no one can take them away

to worry about losing anything else is for fools