For what is my heart yearning?

My heart is yearning for light through this darkness;
That we will find a way forward that makes the other side,
Just a little slower,
A little kinder,
A little less selfish,
A lot more mindful,
Of other humans and how we all belong,
to one another,
Of our hearts and our minds,
Of this lovely planet and cosmos in which we live.
That it will inspire as well as subdue us.

My heart yearns, not for revolution or drastic change,
But that our hearts all long to be “not so much.”
Not so much busy.
Not so much stuff for me.
Not so much anxious about self.

My heart yearns for all of us to be just a little more.
Just a little more compassionate,
A little more open to who is my neighbor,
A little more willing to give without expectation of returns,
Or results.
A little more grateful.