"Go confidently in the direction of your dream".
Live the the life you've imagined. Things you can't say out loud.
"Go confidently in the direction of your dream".
I read the quote, feeling very upbeat and fully energetic
Smiling happily, I started chasing after Thoreau
He must have some wise secrets to impart to me
An instruction manual on successfully realizing my dreams
I called out his name, importuning him to wait for me
But he just dissolved into the unknown...wisps of smoke
The only proof that he was ever there
Centuries had passed since he existed here...so there is that
It seems that I had been chasing after a ghost
Aren't all wishful dreams ghosts...dispersing to the winds of time
WELL SHIT(e)!!!...............Please excuse the pun...But
What the hell was Thoreau thinking?
Who goes confidently in the direction of their blinking dreams these days...or any days for that matter....
Without fate kicking you in the fanny, causing you to fall flat on your face, or you loose your footing and fall on your backside
Obstacles abound, like thorns in your flesh, ever pricking
As soon as you pull one free, others pierce through your skin, mockingly taking its place.
"Live the the life you've imagined"?????? Is that a barbed joke
Even the wealthy seems miserable, happiness waxing very evasive
Except, it seemed to have worked for Thoreau, of course...
And probably a very lucky few, somewhere reserved for the fortunate
Thoreau had cheerfully gone and lived in the woods, with no contact with the world outside, to meddle and muddle up his senses and emotions.
He could just sit around and write, chop wood, fish and take long healthy brooding walks in the uncharted, unmolested woods.
Oh, how much simpler life must have been two centuries ago...
Fresh air, unpolluted by modernization and the 'joy' of social media
His brain uncluttered by the need for comments, likes or the insipid desire for popularity
Wild animals to nibble on him without any given notice...ha ha ha.
Still, it seems worth the risk...for peace and quiet
Or maybe life was pretty much going the way life always was
Maybe some of us are just crappy at life and living
Looking for excuses to make things miserable for ourselves and everybody else
Glass half full or glass half empty
It is up to us to choose
Hold on, my dear Thoreau...
Leave some room for me!
The woods sounds like a most wonderous place to...
"Go confidently in the direction of my dream".
Live the the life I've always imagined.
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Novel Allen
You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. (Maya Angelou). Genuine accomplishment is not about financial gain, but about dedicating oneself to activities that bring joy and fulfillment.
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Comments (10)
I know what you mean but I do still like that quote. Happiness is elusive, uber (not the car service) presence is key. I’m not on a lot, but just saying a quick hi dear Novel! Hope you are well. Happy to see you writing and keeping on. Best sent! ☺️
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Awesome and uplifting. Relate well to modernization and “joy” of social media
This was very uplifting! Loved it so much!
Spooky! We must be going for a similar state of mind and thoughts. I say this because, as strange as it may sound, I, today, was sitting here looking at the green outside and thinking about Thoreau, his nature writing, him living in the woods escaping from a much simpler world than the one we have today, yet, it was perhaps overwhelming for him as much as I feel everything is overwhelming right now for me, especially the “blessings” of social media which has become almost unbearable and so hard to keep up with, not letting space in my mind to think, to observe my thoughts, to enjoy some peaceful silence. And I was wondering if I should write about just that. Then, I read this! :D Unbelievable. I don’t know what are the odds that two people can be thinking about the same thing at the same time? AND, yeah, what the heck was he thinking!
This would’ve made Mr. Thoreau proud in the most profound way. Your simple but bold lines speak to a life to chart make the most of since we only have one go-round in thus universe. I must say that the glass is always half-full because you can’t fill a glass of emptiness. There had to have content to begin with, fellow poet. Keep writing greatness, Novel. —S.S.
I loved this! Equal parts hilarious, honest, and quietly hopeful.
Nature always makes things better, so his living there was a paradise we could all hope for.
Keep going for those dreams No No! God has a special plan for your life wise & kind one! I can't wait to see you reach those dreams! You've got this my friend! 🏖️🫶🏾
Without dreams. what are we. we need to keep chasing them.