Logotherapy - Feb 12

The pressure to perform, which grips the soul In the moment of action, digs its claw Deep into the body, taking control — Tense hands, weak knees, shallow breathing, clenched jaw — Those symptoms of exaggerated worry And anticipated anxiety Are themselves the causes of that dreary Failure to achieve. With some gaiety, Attempt to fail instead, shoot to flounder; This paradoxical intention, see, May be just what sweeps the legs from under Our deepest seated fears and sets us free. “Let go,” said the Buddha. “Dive in,” declares Viktor Frankl. One succeeds when one dares.