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I turn to the words of poets again and again for inspiration and strength. The great ones have left a trail of breadcrumbs that we can decode.
David Whyte is one of my all time favorites. In the poem below he speaks to deciphering "What's next"?Start Close In
Start close in,
don't take the second step
or the third,
start with the first thing
close in,
the step you don't want to take.
Start with
the ground
you know,
the pale ground
beneath your feet,
your own way of starting the conversation.
Start with your own question,
give up on other people's questions,
don't let them smother something simple.
To find another's voice,
follow your own voice,
wait until that voice
becomes a private ear listening to another.
Start right now take a small step
you can call your own
don't follow someone else's heroics,
be humble and focused,
start close in,
don't mistake that other for your own.
-David Whyte
www.davidwhyte.com
What's the small step, close in that I choose to take right now? Take a deep breath, take the support of your full being and step forward, my friend.
I'd love to hear your musings - post your comments on my blog.
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For many years I have gone on Spiritual Retreat during the month of August. The photo above, taken at a sacred pilgrimage site in India with my roommate, coach and poet S'Marie Young, captures the radiant inner light that being on retreat unfailingly brings. This year, August is quite different. Read more... Willingness trumps Willfulness It turns out that wondering "Will I do this?" is a more effective approach to achieving a goal then exerting the determined linear will of the ego as in "I will do this!!!" Read more... |
With great enthusiasm,
Jeaneen
Jeaneen R. Schmidt CPCC, PCC
Executive Coach
www.jrscoaching.com
206-780-0600
jrs@jrscoaching.com