Saturday, January 18, 2014

904 NGUOUY Part 68 EXPLORERS AND SETTLERS :)

The population of the world is comprised of
Settlers and explorers for sound reason
Earlier in my life, I was a settler in that
I settled for a straight and narrow path, because
Anything other than safety worried my mind half to death
And when my mind worried, that which might have delighted
My spirit's sense of adventure was blocked from plain sight

About twenty years ago
My spirit had reason to flatten before standing up and
Asserting its need to fly as high as the sky
And if you ask what catalyzed such a dramatic change to
Take place inside my mind, whereby my attitude shifted
From settler to explorer, thus declaring my spirit's right to thrive
I'd reply—long story short:
Once upon a time, anxiety had cast a dark spell over
My thought processor, causing me to
Walk a narrow path where I ignored every street sign
Signaling my mind to awaken to the fact that
Fear of the unknown kept stopping me from
Embracing countless opportunities that were sure to enhance
My sense of delight, but rather than feeling free to
Embrace experiences which had offered personal growth
My anxious mindset kept closing the door to
Opportunity, repeatedly, for this reason:
Societal contraint had drummed so many 'shoulds'
Into my head  that I'd failed to hear intuition
Whispering of forks in the road where
Beaten paths are left behind in favor of
Making good use of my noggin to
Carve a brand new path, paved with self trust
And if you ask when I plan to address my theory, concerning
Settlers and explorers, I'll reply, right now :)

Whereas settlers settle for the beaten path
Explorers make good use of tools that
Inject their minds with shots of courage in hopes of
Scouting out a path where leadership feels enriched by
Embracing a sense of existential freedom, which
Had only been dreamt of, before
And once leadership establishes an expansive comfort zone
Followers may muster the courage to expand upon their own :)
Then, in order to enjoy a well balanced life
My theory, concerning explorers and settlers, suggests that
Leaders and followers would be wise to
Trade places, from time to time, and
Here is why trading places makes sense to me:
I have reason to believe that followers are not meant to
Follow the same leader, forever, because 
Every leader is sure to experience times when
Confusion deems it best to follow the lead of another
And if you ask why I believe that makes sense, I'd reply:
Each person's experiences provide different insights into life :)

Next, if you ask, Annie, what catalyzed this change whereby
The follower within you, who'd anxiously settled for less
Mustered the courage to develop into an explorer, who
Chooses to freely embrace the unknown, I'd repy:
Twenty years ago, I had a life changing experience
Which compelled the settler in me to transform, over time
Into an explorer, who'd developed the courage to
Forge ahead upon path, unique to myself, without
Dismissing or dissing the needs of those I love, and
That story will appear upon your screen in due time

If upon seriously considering my reply, you think to ask:
Annie, what inspired your spirit to
Guide your mind to muster the courage to carve out
Such a self trusting path, I'd smile and say:
It's been my good fortune to have enjoyed
Yet another life changing experience
Which opened my mind to absorb insight into
Moments of pure joy, and in the aftermath of that experience
I've come to place a high value upon
Intuition's role in guiding my trains of thought toward
Considering change for the better, all around

You see, I've come to differentiate between
Those times when my spirit flies high, because
I feel utterly free to be true to me vs.
Those times when my spirit flags at half mast, because
my mindset denies me access to opening my heart
So freely as to embrace every possible opportunity
To fuel my spirit with a purist's sense of love
In short, I've come to see why resignation is not
A healthy place for your spirit or mine to dwell, over long …

Riddles:
If age has changed you from an explorer to a settler
Have you thought to ask why that may be true?

Or perhaps it's true that though once a settler
Experience has made a courageous explorer of you

On the other hand, how confounded (conflicted)
Might you feel if intuition urges you to
Carve a new path while an anxious mindset
Erects roadblocks more quickly than
Insightful trains of thought can
Guide you toward taking them down?

How often does the great divide inside
Our minds make us feel downright crazy????

See what happens when the human mind feels torn in two?
See why Mother Nature had the good sense to
Wire the human spirit to stand up and
Direct our think tanks to stare anxiety down, thus offering
Your whole mind and mine a chance to
Brainstorm, together, toward
Gaining an insightful perspective concerning
When it's best to work through inner conflict on one's own vs
When two heads may prove better than one … and
When that's the case, common sense suggests
The second head needs to know how to
Wiggle a mindset through a crack in a roadblock that
Keeps two smart brainiacs stuck inside a Catch 22, which
Prohibits both spirits from flying free of social constraint that
Misguidedly drums 'shoulds' into our minds until
An attitude of resignation shapes up inside our mind, which
Blinds our brains from
Creating simple plans that truly respect needs all around

Whew!  Nuff to chew on, today—more about
Explorers (leaders) and settlers (followers), tomorrow :)

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