Haiku — 0021: Wavering

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be it my own, or that of some others I know and talk to. But, even as I process this feeling, I am telling myself to focus on what I am good at — Resilience. Whenever I achieve something important, I always look back to myself before it all — Both as a reminder and a cautionary tale. The caution, to not repeat the mistakes, the reminder, of how I was some small-town kid who’s still fighting the world.</p><p id="d58b">Those embers are here to remain, always waiting silently to rekindle a flame whenever needed.</p><p id="93b2">Have you ever had to face such a situation before? I would assume yes, between anything personal or otherwise. How did you manage to keep your wits together? How did you control your wavering? What are the embers of your <i>self</i>, keeping that fire alive?</p><p id="0ee0">Yesterday’s Haiku —</p><div id="dfbc" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/haiku-0020-taegeuk-340b2c469429"> <div> <div>

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Be still, my heart.

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The strong gale blows,

The flickering flame almost naught,

The orange embers live.

The thought of something you’re holding on to vanishing is very scary. The seed for such a thought may be a simple breeze of suspicion or a great blizzard of fate tearing everything down, but in the end, they both achieve something similar — Our mind falters, slips and maybe even falls. As I write this, I am in the process of psyching myself up for a very important conversation (professionally), which might potentially have such effects on me.

And therefore, it is not so surprising to see a faltering mind and wavering emotions, be it my own, or that of some others I know and talk to. But, even as I process this feeling, I am telling myself to focus on what I am good at — Resilience. Whenever I achieve something important, I always look back to myself before it all — Both as a reminder and a cautionary tale. The caution, to not repeat the mistakes, the reminder, of how I was some small-town kid who’s still fighting the world.

Those embers are here to remain, always waiting silently to rekindle a flame whenever needed.

Have you ever had to face such a situation before? I would assume yes, between anything personal or otherwise. How did you manage to keep your wits together? How did you control your wavering? What are the embers of your self, keeping that fire alive?

Yesterday’s Haiku —

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