Learning a new skill

Why don’t you join me in learning a new skill,

People would ask me, I would say my schedule was filled

To its capacity, and that I did not need

To indulge myself in a new pastime indeed

I told myself I was content with my life as it happened to be

In following a set routine I was perfectly happy

I saw people pursuing short-term interests

I thought those to be indulgences at best

I had enough on my plate and it would be a stretch

To find time to learn to dance, sing or sketch

Or some other skill that would commitment require

In the short-term, I had no particular desire

To showcase myself as a well-rounded personality

I was no longer in school, I did not need a stellar CV..

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I read inspiring stories of women from all backgrounds

Learning new skills at all ages, and I found

That they had been as constricted in their beliefs as I seemed to be

And yet something had happened to make them break free

And master a new skill which made them fe more alive

I noticed their confidence, I saw them thrive

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Life seemed increasingly stagnant and it appeared

That I was shutting myself down in fear

I told myself that some day I would retire

And learn something that I’d always desired

But retirement seems to be decades away

Would it be possible for me to do something today?

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I am still exploring what skill I can learn feasibly

Something I can feel passionate about, it should be..

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I am not there but at least I am trying to take

The first step to correct what was a mistake

I had boxed myself up trying to disguise

My fear as contentment, little did I realize

How my limiting beliefs were standing in the way

Of living life to the best extent every day..