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If you can sacrifice the weekends

And the comfort of the crowd

And learn to walk alone in silence

Remaining humble, never proud

If you can fill a notebook

With words no one will read

and find comfort in obscurity

among a desert of tumbleweeds

If you can bear misunderstandings

Without needing to explain

And keep on tending hidden roots

Even when there is no rain

If you can witness others accelerate

While your harvest stays concealed

And trust that something deep within

Will one day be revealed

If you can walk without applause

Through long seasons of isolation

If you embrace poverty with a smile

And fortune without intoxication

If you can watch familiar roads

Disappear beneath your feet

And embrace unexpected turns

As opportunities to meet

If you can lose a cherished dream

Without abandoning your aim

And when downed, stand back up

Without ever feeling shame

If you can carry disappointments

Without turning your heart to stone

And greet each dawn with gratitude

even when standing alone

If you can do all these things consistently

And with a smile upon your face

I promise you will inherit

So much power…

so much presence…

And so much grace…

Copyright Taun A. Richards 2026