who are you?
who were you ten years ago?
and who will you be in ten more?
qualities and descriptors
are simply place-markers
for where you are
at a certain point in time
then you flex, grow, change, adapt
and become the next you
what remains constant?
your essence, your core
your spirited light, your Self
what changes then?
personality quirks, foibles,
entrenchedness, malleability
allowing edges to soften
opinions to broaden or dissolve altogether
opening wide to new perspectives
trying on vastly different lenses
feeling at home in any of them
and if you don’t stretch and adapt
what happens then?
stagnation, rigidity, stuckness,
boredom, feeling unfulfilled
seems like an easy choice
to flex that identity until it fits
who you are now
and leaves room for growth
for who you are becoming
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thank you for starting my day which such beautiful and inspiring words.
walk in beauty this day.
Joss,
Thank you for your kind feedback. Have a wonderful day yourself.
Elise