Standing on the threshold, your future unmapped
who knows what adventures lie ahead?
which paths will you take?
which avenues will you dawdle down?
what rewards will you seek?
Everything lies before you
the big world beckons.
Choose wisely, my son
but not too wisely.
Life’s not a dress rehearsal.
Written in response to Sadje’s What Do You See #50 photo prompt.
Image credit: Sean Lee – Unsplash
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This is just perfect and wonderful. Thanks Chris for being the first one this week.
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Thanks, Sadje 🙂 Here’s to a wonderful week ahead!
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Thanks my friend. Hope you have a great one.
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Reblogged this on Keep it alive and commented:
First in this week from Chris;
She has some sage advice
Enjoy
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Thanks for the lovely mention, Sadje 🙂
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It’s my pleasure Chris
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Amazing!
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Thank you! 🙂
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Anytime 😊
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A movie air to this.
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Endless possibilities for the young hero!
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“Life’s not a dress rehearsal.” this is so true.. i love this line
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We must try to give it our best shot!
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Words of wisdom! My son is only 7 yet I’m already dreading the day the world beckons him from my side.
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The young must ultimately fly the nest, but equally must know that they have somewhere safe to return to.
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Wise words, Chris!!
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Excellent advice, Chris, beautifully phrased. Something it’s all too easy to forget…
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Thanks, Cath!
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Wonderful advice, Chris!😊
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Thanks, Punam 🙂
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You are welcome. 🙂
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Ah, the be on the threshold of life and have the time to dawdle down its pathways.
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Indeed! *sigh* 🙂
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🙂
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You’ve captured perfectly the contemplative stare into middle distance. Lovely.
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Thanks, Matthew. 🙂
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Beautiful sentiment to someone just starting out, almost like a wedding prayer
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Thanks, Christine. 🙂
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Love that last line!
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We must seize every day! 🙂
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Yep!
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Life’s lessons can be awkward when you are young and think you know it all (already) ;D
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Quite so, Jules. It’s only in the light of our own experience we learn. Oh to be twenty and fearless again!
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Chris, what wonderful advice! I like the line that says he should “choose wisely, but not too wisely.”
If a person spends his life doing all of what he should and none of what he dreams about, he will miss out on many opportunities, and may not make enough mistakes to learn much. One day he will be too old to win that marathon or swim the English Channel… and be filled with regret. Lovely poem, Chris!
Take care, Cheryl ❤
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Thanks so much, Cheryl 🙂 It’s never too late to grab life with both hands. Have a wonderful day!
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He really does look like he’s waiting for his turn on the set, a boy lost in watching the fantasy and ignoring the reality around him…
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Doesn’t he just!
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