Changing Our Status Quo
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An excerpt from Invictus, “I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul.” from William Ernest Henley (1849–1903)

To always depend on the status quo,
doing it the same way we’ll seldom grow.
Without any change, progress will be slow.
The experience of growth we’ll not know.
But if by chance we overcome our fear.
Made the decision our own ship to steer.
A voice inside us we’ll begin to hear,
Our destiny in life may become clear.
The status quo life is monotonous,
the newness of change more adventurous.
There are other ways than how it’s now done.
We could try our way; it could be the one.
We each must make choices how we’ll live life,
and welcome the lessons we’ll learn from strife.
Copyright © Bill Baker | Year Posted 2024
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