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 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.
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.
Poem by David Whyte from his book RIVER FLOW New and Selected Poems
REFLECTION:
- Is there a step you don’t want to take or have been delaying? What is it?
- What is the first thing, the first step close in you need to take?”
- Be bold and brave – take the step you can call your own.