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Don'T Follow Your Passion

The fashion today is to follow your passion Be it wizardry, neuropsychiatry or artistry Yet what if your passion leaves faces ashen? What if you can't read minds or write poetry? You may have to set your sights a notch lower or two -- Don't follow your passion; just bring it with you February 12, 2019

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P.S. Awtry

Date: 2/13/2019 9:52:00 PM

The Dirty Jobs guy did a video for PragerU on this topic. I think you'd like it. Nice write :)

Gershon Wolf
Date: 2/13/2019 9:56:00 PM

Ha, ha! You are SO prescient! That happens to be my favorite video on the Prager U. website. Bullseye, P.S! ... Thanks for your continued support! Best wishes, Gershon

Robert Bloomer

Date: 2/13/2019 5:40:00 PM

Follow Your Passion Grab the Bull by the Horns Step Up to the Plate Rise to the Occasion Just Do It(or was it Just Say No?) Empty....empty....empty....

Gershon Wolf
Date: 2/13/2019 6:38:00 PM

Empty!! You've nailed it... The Lady Gagas of the world pull the wool over the eyes of ultra-naïve, sheltered college grads with this goop. Can you believe it?! Thanks for the feedback. Much appreciated, Robert. ~ Gershon

Ilene Bauer

Date: 2/13/2019 10:21:00 AM

excellent advice, gershon!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 2/13/2019 10:26:00 AM

Thanks, Ilene...couldn't agree with you more! ~ gw

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 2/13/2019 5:29:00 AM

And if your passion snatches you by your blouse and drags you along kicking and screaming, I imagine that is okay also, right, Gershon?

Gershon Wolf
Date: 2/13/2019 10:26:00 AM

Easy there… Down girl! LOL... Methinks that a person controls his/her passion, not vice-versa … At any rate, you have certainly brought a smile to my face with your comment, not that I could EVER imagine your passion doing that to you... :) Best wishes, Gershon

Swetha Vangaveti

Date: 2/13/2019 4:48:00 AM

Wowwwww.... I was wondering what the poem could be about after reading its title. I quickly clicked on it and found masterpiece. "Don't follow your passion, just bring it with you" . Kudos to you :)

Gershon Wolf
Date: 2/13/2019 10:12:00 AM

Swetha, I am humbled by your praise. Many thanks for appreciating the message of this poem. Best wishes, Gershon

Mahtab Bangalee

Date: 2/12/2019 11:13:00 PM

excellently written- Don't follow your passion; just bring it with you //

Gershon Wolf
Date: 2/13/2019 10:03:00 AM

You've got the message, Mahtab! Thank you for weighing in on this one. Appreciated. Best wishes, Gershon