Every now and then our own words come back to haunt us (sometimes in a good way.) This week I embarked on a new entrepreneurial adventure. I launched Ask Tracie Jae – a research assistance company. This morning, I found a poem that I wrote in July, 2009.
Courage
I’ve been told,
It’s not what we do
in the absence of fear
That makes us courageous
It’s what we do
When we’re afraid.
Walk a tightrope
With no net
Ask for a job
You shouldn’t get
Swim from the shallow
Into the deep
Give away items
You’d rather keep
Look your enemy
Eye to eye
Smile
Instead of cry
Raise a child
Who’s not your own
Walk away from rent
And build a home
Leave the nest
And learn to fly
Speak the truth
When others lie
Allow someone else’s
Light to shine
Strive to say “ours”
And not just “mine”
Be honest about your
Mental & physical state
Be the voice of love
In a room filled with hate
Follow your passion
When others ask, Why?
Be eager to live,
But prepared to die
Seek Christ in yourself
And in others the same
You can face any fear
If you’ll call on His name.
May the love of God meet you
And the peace of God keep you
Wherever you may go
And may the fears that you face
Be swiftly erased
By the courage and faith that you show.
The T Room 