"What It Takes"

~What It Takes~

It takes:

Curiosity-

to look deeply,

beyond the tall walls that others have helped you build,

and which block your way;

Fearlessness-

to face what what appears without flinching,

and to release what has become hollow;

Courage-

to reach into the dim void,

feel for what is there,

and to bring it deep into one's self with love;

Persistence-

to keep trying when 'the search for “it” '

ignores your fumbling attempts;

Patience-

to understand that the journey doesn't care

when and how you succeed,

but knows you will;

Wisdom-

to know when you have discovered the things you seek,

the things you needed to know for now,

the things you need to be,

even though you haven't yet gazed onto the full vista

from the summit of the zig-zagging trail you walk;

Confidence-

to know that the lessons which have become

an indelible part of you: are true,

and will support you and nourish you

until new paths emerge which will take you further

toward the end that drove you to look in the first place,,,

and which calls you still.

JKM

From a dream May 2016