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Leap or Struggle?

3/20/2023

When working in management, I had no trouble combining my passion and my thoughts to accomplish my ideas. It was only when, late in life, I ventured into something that was centered around a personal passion that it seemed to become difficult to sync my passion and my thoughts.

Leap or Struggle?

The heart leaps forward without concern
while the mind is struggling to discern
if caution is the more sensible pace.
The heart meanwhile continues to race.

Some say you should follow your heart,
but what is passion without thought?
Yet thoughts alone can hold you back
as you seek to discover what you lack.

Passion has no time for such worries.
It is instead open to possibilities,
until it realizes dreams without clarity
of thought begin to unravel quickly.

The heart and mind must work as one,
using the wild creativity of your passion
and the discerning intellect of your mind,
to manifest a life that is one of a kind.

It’s not about whether to leap with abandon
or to struggle to find a leg to stand on.
It’s whether you can commingle the two
to create a more rewarding life for you.

©DWilliamsen

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Dannye Williamsen

A Diary in Verse

Pablo Picasso said, “Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.” For me, free verse is like a diary. It serves you by allowing you to release your emotions by setting pen to paper. At times, it helps you clarify your thinking on a subject. Regardless of the motivation, it is an intimate exercise. As a writer, it takes courage to share them with others. The words lay you open to the world.

Life is a purifying process. It serves as our crucible – a place where we can experience the heat of change. Life is our source for opportunities to transform ourselves. For me, writing, particularly free verse, helps me transform my feelings about difficult situations by putting them down on paper. Oftentimes with those verses serving as release valves, I can feel myself changing as soon as I place the last period on the verse.

One thing all humans have in common are emotions. Emotions exist on a complex spectrum, and the spark leading to their expression can be either intrinsic or extrinsic. It can stem from experiences in the past or those in the here and now or even those on the world stage.

I chose to share these in hopes they would resonate with others. I hope some of them can serve you on your journey, if for no other reason than to know you’re not alone in how you are feeling.

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