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Status Quo Or Change

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 overcame our fear Made the decision our own ship to steer A voice inside we may 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 own way, it could be fun We each must choose our own way to live life I hope that your choice diminishes life’s strife

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Real Heman

Date: 9/6/2022 8:26:00 AM

Change is integral part of man. It's what makes life interesting. This powerful piece Bill reminds me of JK Rowlings words in her Harvard commencement address of 2008. Life is meaningless if we live so cautiously that we would not have lived in the first place. This sonnet rings. Stay well Bill. Heman~

Real Heman
Date: 9/6/2022 2:02:00 PM

More to come, pal. Methinks we can catch up on many topics. I want to open my thinking and scope. Stay well Bill. Heman~

Bill Baker
Date: 9/6/2022 1:56:00 PM

Thanks for the kind comment, Heman. I'm looking forward to reading more of your poetry and getting to know you. Thanks for the visit and for following my poetry. A poet friend in Texas, Bill

Harry Horsman

Date: 9/3/2022 10:46:00 PM

A great sonnet, Bill, You are right we cannot stay still, aim to improve....Harry

Bill Baker
Date: 9/4/2022 4:34:00 PM

Thanks for the comment, Harry. I gonna try my best to get a few poems written this week. Been trying to take care of my sweet Sara this week. Torn rotator cuff, rehab. Have a great week my friend. Bill

Panagiota Romios

Date: 8/29/2022 11:53:00 AM

Love this, Bill. Making it a FAV. Pangie

Bill Baker
Date: 8/29/2022 4:32:00 PM

Thank you for the comment and especially for the FAV! Glad you enjoyed it, my dear friend. Smiles ~ Blessings Bill

Len Gasun

Date: 8/26/2022 2:24:00 AM

I strongly agree on the message of this awesome sonnet of yours my dear friend Bill. We should choose our own way to live a life that should diminishes life's strife. A great sonnet my dearfriend. A fave. Thanks for sharing. God bless. Hugs

Bill Baker
Date: 8/28/2022 5:31:00 PM

Thank you for the FAV, Len. It's always nice when someone likes a poem enough to make it a FAV. Thanks for the thougful comment. Smiles ~ Blessings Bill

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 8/24/2022 9:34:00 AM

We might not have heard this here first "The status quo life is monotonous The newness of change more adventurous" But we cannot contest that we heard it here loud and clear.

Bill Baker
Date: 8/24/2022 2:18:00 PM

:-) Thanks for the comment, Caren. We all need to open up to change. I've never liked monotonous at all myself. lol Bill

Valsa George

Date: 8/24/2022 6:53:00 AM

Change adds flavor to life ! Statusquo leads to stagnation -"There are other ways than how it’s now done/ We could try our own way, it could be fun" Bill you are absolutely right ! Leave the trodden path and choose a new one. It can be adventurous and more exciting ! Great ideas flow with such ease from your blessed pen, dear Bill

Bill Baker
Date: 8/24/2022 2:21:00 PM

You're so kind to me, Valsa. I struggle with what to share and what to keep to myself more than to put it in poetic form. :-) I'll be back by to catch up some more on some of your poems I've missed while busy. Have a happy day! Bill

Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 8/23/2022 6:27:00 AM

Change is inevitable. Adaptability, welcome. :) Linda

Bill Baker
Date: 8/23/2022 1:03:00 PM

It is true, change is inevitable, it is also true the more you learn to adapt to change the easier it gets. :-) Thanks for the comments, Linda. Smiles ~ Blessings Bill

Panagiota Romios

Date: 8/21/2022 1:05:00 PM

Bill, I can relate to this! My life is always about change, I cannot bear stagnant times or moments. I cannot grow then! Love your message. Panagiota xx ex ex

Bill Baker
Date: 8/22/2022 7:24:00 AM

Hi, Panagiota, I'm glad you've found your way to what keeps you growing. :-) Thanks for the comment my friend. Bill

Sotto Poet

Date: 8/19/2022 7:32:00 PM

I am grateful to you, Bill, for another piece of poetry that is packed with wisdom and sound reasoning. Blessings.

Bill Baker
Date: 8/20/2022 12:56:00 PM

Thanks, my friend. Bill

Shirley Hawkins

Date: 8/18/2022 8:59:00 PM

Thank you, Bill, for another poem full of wisdom and common sense. Blessings. Shirley

Bill Baker
Date: 8/19/2022 9:09:00 AM

Thanks for the visit and comments on my poetry, Shirley. Smilesd ~ Blessings Bill

Miranda Hawley

Date: 8/18/2022 6:03:00 PM

That's just deep! I've been bored out of my mind more and more and your poem just kind of puts a spotlight on that especially with the two lines: "the status quo life is monotonous/the newness of change more adventurous" I mean that is the kind of thing a shrink, a good shrink would tell a patient. Then the shrink and the patient would talk about ways to break status quo! I mean it, that's just deep!

Bill Baker
Date: 8/19/2022 11:03:00 AM

Thank you, Miranda, my B.S. in Sociology & Psychology are paying off. lol I appreciate you thoughtful comments my friend. Thanks for the visit. Bill

Alexis Y.

Date: 8/18/2022 4:52:00 PM

Hi Bill, You have penned such a well-written and wisdom-filled write. I agree, change is necessary in order for one to grow. Excellent job. Have a nice evening-Alexis

Bill Baker
Date: 8/19/2022 11:06:00 AM

Thanks for the visit and comments my friend. We're all changing whether we know it or not. :-) A poet friend in Texas, Bill

Michael Tor

Date: 8/18/2022 4:50:00 PM

This makes a lot of sense Bill thank you for sharing my friend. Your Poetry is always enlightening and full of truth. I applaud that in you.... God bless you...

Bill Baker
Date: 8/19/2022 11:07:00 AM

Thank you, Michael. Your comments are always encouraging to me. Have a blessed day, my friend. Bill

Vijay Pandit

Date: 8/18/2022 4:27:00 AM

A powerful message you convey, Bill: Doing it the same way we’ll seldom grow Without any change, progress will be slow... I concur. Words to live by.

Bill Baker
Date: 8/19/2022 11:22:00 AM

I try to live by these words, but occasionally the feelings of security and comfort win out. Vijay. Have a good weekend my friend. Bill

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 8/18/2022 3:08:00 AM

your words ring true. In my mind, stagnation and the status quo breed mediocrity. Mediocrity reminds me of the message hidden within the Biblical story of the talents. Aren't we meant to grow, change, and evolve? If we don't are we nothing but distasteful lukewarm water? Then again, some people can't handle leaving the status quo--so conditioned to it I suppose. Thanks for your well written words and message.

Bill Baker
Date: 8/19/2022 11:23:00 AM

Thanks for your mindful comments and reference to the words of Jesus, Sara. You are a blessing my love, Bill

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 8/17/2022 10:53:00 PM

Bill, your last stanza reminds me of this excerpt from Invictus “I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul.” from William Ernest Henley (1849–1903). Very wise words. Brilliantly expressed my friend. Blessings xxoo

Bill Baker
Date: 8/19/2022 11:25:00 AM

I've read Invictus, it may have influenced my writing on this topic. Thanks for the reference, Connie. I enjoy reading your thoughts and comment, my friend. Bill

Unseeking Seeker

Date: 8/17/2022 8:56:00 PM

Indeed, stagnation is death ~ as Johnnie Walker says ‘keep walking’

Bill Baker
Date: 8/19/2022 11:27:00 AM

I try to always keep moving in the right direction, which of course is the direction I'm being led in by the Spirit within me. :-) Thanks for the Comment Unseeking Seeker. A poet friend in Texas, Bill

Deb M

Date: 8/17/2022 4:45:00 PM

Great poem Bill….no status quo for me but each to their own I say! Debx

Bill Baker
Date: 8/19/2022 11:28:00 AM

I would have guessed that about you, Deb. You probably don't spent to much time sitting around doing nothing. :-) Have a nice weekend my friend. Bill