RAW Voices brings you written words, read out loud by the author. This article is "Do not follow" by Millicent Haughey.
"Do not follow her when you see her walking ahead. Do not think that you are walking there too.
Do not follow. Like a dog lonely in the night.
Then again do not stop walking because you are scared. Lean into that. Lean towards. Lean forward into.
Do not give up.
Do not give in.
Don’t let go.
Do not let go of something that is not yet here.
Do not decide that your life is over.
Do not wait until it is too late.
Do not believe your doubts.
Even before you know how, start moving. Move into your fear. Let it guide you like a lost friend. Let the fear unfold its riches for you.
I don’t have the answers and I do not wish to lead you anywhere. Except into the shape of your own sinuous heart.
I do not wish to fill your head with my ideas,
I have no plan for you,
I long to know you.
I want only to know who you are when you let yourself unfold… like a sheet thrown up to cover the bed. Unfold like an autumn wind pulling the leaves like confetti from the trees.
I wish to see your passion rise up from within you like an ocean swell.
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Read the article here:
https://medium.com/@millicenthaughey/do-not-follow-0518c0b67f7d
