Saturday, July 29, 2006

Moving On
By Don Iannone

Let yourself go,
in ways you never have before.
Gather your power,
within the seat of your soul.
Unleash the real you,
the one that has been hiding in the cellar.
The one dying to be you,
the one that almost died--
for want of validation.
Don't wait till you're too old,
and it takes all you have
just to fetch the newspaper--
from the front porch
you spend too much time sitting on.
Remember...
just because it's familiar doesn't make it right.
And please don't look back,
you might see the ghosts
you left for a real life.

20 comments:

Bob said...

Very good.
I really like this.

Don Iannone, D.Div., Ph.D. said...

Thanks Rob. I'm glad you do.

Margie said...

I Like this poem a lot Don!

Don Iannone, D.Div., Ph.D. said...

Thanks Margie...This one is about not waiting...about not waiting to be what we really are.

J. Andrew Lockhart said...

I should frame this and put it on my wall! What a wonderful anthem. thanks

Don Iannone, D.Div., Ph.D. said...

Andrew...thanks. It is framed on my wall.

Margie said...

I guess this is something we all
should frame...and put on our wall.
It says so much!

Don Iannone, D.Div., Ph.D. said...

Margie...need some nails and a frame? LOL. So true. Thanks.

Kai said...

good one

Don Iannone, D.Div., Ph.D. said...

Thank you Kai.

Dan said...

I repeat, yet again, Karl Renz's remonstration:
"You cannot not be what you are. So be that!"
Thanks, Don

Don Iannone, D.Div., Ph.D. said...

Dan...did you share this with me before? Sorry. Yes, you're right. Thanks again from the reminder. Namaste!

Check out Dan's teaching blog at:

http://anonymousdharma.blogspot.com

polona said...

so much wisdom in this one. thank you.

Don Iannone, D.Div., Ph.D. said...

Polona...thanks and have a nice weekend.

Kathleen said...

ahhh... the trap of "validation"... oh so true!

Don Iannone, D.Div., Ph.D. said...

Kathleen...thanks.

Validation can be a trap, but a fun trap too. Blogging for most people is a way to validate others and be validated.

Remembering can be a form of validation, especially memories that are painful and need integration.

Listening eyes that hear another's soul without wanting to change or control it provide validation. A gentle hand that brushes away a sorrowful tear can also help validate.

anna said...

Those words shook me.

Don Iannone, D.Div., Ph.D. said...

Hi Anna...thanks. Blessings.

dumbdodi said...

The one dying to be you, the one that almost died-I do feel that we all have more than one 'Self' in us which make us a whole.But we have the choice of bringing or not bringing them out.

Don Iannone, D.Div., Ph.D. said...

Dumbdodi...several stories our lives do tell that add to our richness. Blessings.

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