On Inspiring Poetry ...

This poem was passed on to me this week...had to pass it on. My favourite lines are the last three ... for me, beyond what any healthy food, therapy, working out, hanging out with friends can do, these two lines are at the core of true wellness.

Go now, and live.

Experience. Dream. Risk.

Close your eyes and jump. Enjoy the freefall. Choose exhilaration over comfort. Choose magic over predictability.

Choose potential over safety. Wake up to the magic of everyday life. Make friends ...with your intuition. Trust your gut.

Discover the beauty of uncertainty. Know yourself fully before you make promises to another. Make millions of mistakes so that you will know how to choose what you really need.

Know when to hold on, and when to let go. Mostly, let go. Let go. Let go. Love hard and often and without reservation. Seek knowledge.

Open yourself to possibility. Keep your heart open, your head high and your spirit free. Be wrong every once in a while, and don’t be afraid to admit it. Embrace your darkness along with your light. Aim ridiculously high, and stand proud when you fall hard.

Fall fearlessly in love. Have your heart broken into a million pieces and embrace the freedom of releasing what’s buried deep in your core. Cry. Heal. Then fall in love again. And again.

Live on the edge. Awaken to the brilliance in ordinary moments. Tell the truth about yourself no matter what the cost.

Own your reality without apology. See goodness in the world. Be bold. Be fierce. Be grateful. Be gloriously free. Get out of your head and listen to your heart.

Be you.

Go now. and live,

—Jeanette LeBlanc