I StumbledUpon this great blog post that I just had to share with you. Jane Chin writes this article/blog post that identifies the responsibility that is included in choosing a lifestyle. This is especially important when you have people in your life such as a husband and/or children.
I am also reposting her poem as it gave me chills when I read it. I don’t know Jane, but I am excited to get to know her!
I’ll share the short verse I wrote in my What I Love to Do blog, about the pursuit of goals (including the goal of “freedom”) at the expense of people:
First time out,
I set my eyes on the goal.I drive onward, upward,
Tune out the surrounding,
Proud of my laser-like focus!
I pushed past the finish line,
Broke through tape,
I have arrived!So where is everyone?
In my fire to the finish,
I forgo friends, family:
People who matter.
And at day’s end,
Me and a Trophy
Are not “Home”.True Freedom is a lot of work, because it demands that I am inclusive and grow with my loved ones – not just by myself.
True Freedom asks that I innovate and create ways to express myself and at the same time, strengthen the personal relationships that are important to me.
True Freedom is knowing the difference between selfishness and self actualization, so I can choose which direction of this Conscious Evolution spectrum I want to move toward.
MaryPat, Thank you for sharing my writing with your audience, and for letting me know that you can identify with what I’ve shared. Feedback like yours not only keeps me writing, but fans my flame of courage to keep sharing personal lessons (and blunders) with others.
What a poem.. true freedom expressed in a very meaningful way.. while mompreneurs have family and relationships at the heart of why we do what we do.. we can all get caught up in ourselves and our business at times.. thanks for sharing this