Poetry On The Road

The Road Not Taken

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler, long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,

Because it was grassy and wanted wear;

Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black.

Oh, I kept the first for another day!

Yet knowing how way leads on to way,

I doubted if I should ever come back,

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence.

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference.

Robert Frost

It is extremely difficult to follow the road that is less travelled. Even though it is generally more rewarding. Below are three characteristics that you need to traverse this sometines scary road.

Courage : It is difficult to take the first step and to press on in uncharted territory. Dig deep, knowing you are doing the right thing, albeit not the easiest.

“Courage is being scared to death …..and saddling up anyway. John Wayne

Discipline : There are things all along your road that can cause you to take a detour or get off of the path that you know is right. Anything worth while takes discipline.

“The best discipline, maybe the only discipline that really works is self-discipline” Walter Kiechel III in Fortune Magazine

Perseverance : Push through every road block, pot hole and speed trap in your way, knowing that your goal awaits when you get over the next hill.

“Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did. Newt Gingrich

Are you willing to take the road not taken?