Posted by noneed2knowhow under
Poetry and Quotes Leave a Comment
My most awesome therapist gave me this poem today by Mary Oliver. I was so moved by this poem and the way I relate it to where I am right now. As I have not gotten that second post to the point of putting it on the site yet, I will share this poem instead. Beautiful.
The Journey
One day you finally knew
what you had to do, and began,
though the voices around you
kept shouting
their bad advice–
though the whole house
began to tremble
and you felt the old tug
at your ankles.
“Mend my life!”
each voice cried.
But you didn’t stop.
You knew what you had to do,
though the wind pried
with its stiff fingers
at the very foundations,
though their melancholy
was terrible.
It was already late
enough, and a wild night,
and the road full of fallen
branches and stones.
But little by little,
as you left their voices behind,
the stars began to burn
through the sheets of clouds,
and there was a new voice
which you slowly
recognized as your own,
that kept you company
as you strode deeper and deeper
into the world,
determined to do
the only thing you could do–
determined to save
the only life you could save.
Posted by noneed2knowhow under
Uncategorized [2] Comments
I did it. I “created” a blog. I am a blogger. The world will beat a path to my door. No need to know how. Set the intent. How to get there is not the issue.
Shall I illustrate? Of course I shall, because I know you are waiting to hear. For months now I have been less than happy at my job. Primarily because there is no work to be done…and doing “busy work” for the sake of having something to do is demoralizing in my book. If I am going to spend my day doing something, I want it to matter what I do! And that wasn’t the case at this job. I have been “thinking” (and oh, how that does get me in trouble…) that I would ask for a leave of absence. Never could get up the nerve. Played out the scenario of talking to the boss in my head. Didn’t follow through. Well, what do you know….on Wed, my boss called to tell me I have been “temporarily” laid off. WHAT??? What do you mean??? How can you do this??? I have college tuition for TWO SONS that must be paid!! I love my job! How….what…..oh….then it hit me. This is exactly what I wanted to happen! I do not want to work. At least not there. Not now. Maybe not later, even when business picks up.
So begins the blog. So begins the next phase of my life. Empty nester. Unemployed. Diva Luxuriousa. The world is mine for the taking. Stay tuned.
