It’s much easier to linger in awareness
Than get into action
Awareness is easy
It almost seems to happen to us
The light bulb goes on
And we can see
With new eyes
If we’re open and curious
The Aha! moment comes
There is no heavy lifting
We ease into awareness
It almost seems to meet us halfway
Action is something quite different
Action doesn’t just happen
It doesn’t meet us, halfway or otherwise
We have to put the book down
Get off the couch
Lace up our sneakers
Pick up the phone
Have the conversation
Reach out, let go
Action takes us out of our comfort zone
It stretches, it stresses
Action requires we choose to make an effort
And then do it
Awareness gets us started
But leaves some essential part of us
Largely the same
It’s action that actually changes us
Shaping us into who we want to be
Taking us where we want to go
