The Tightrope of Improvement
Are we ever satisfied?
Should we be?
It's a fine line to walk
The line between self-improvement and self-criticism.
They say to always be improving yourself
Fine tuning
Enhancing
Preparing
'What more can I do?'
Because surely this is not enough!
You look at your life and it's exactly what you asked for one year prior.
Yet here you are wondering where you'll be one year from today.
Because surely you can't still be here.
You should be over there! There is even better.
But what if you actually just sat
Right where you are
And looked around
And rejoiced in the life you have built
The journey you have taken
The love you have received.
What if you took a moment to just Be.
Happy.
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Written on March 16, 2022
Submitted by morgand.87600 on March 20, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 706 |
Words | 160 |
Stanzas | 18 |
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