Beginning To Be, A Poem by Vaclav Havel

It is I who must begin…

Once I begin, once I try-

here and now

right where I am

not excusing myself

by saying that things

would be easier elsewhere,

without grand speeches and

ostentatious gestures,

but all the more persistently

to live in harmony

with the ‘voice of Being’ as I

understand it within myself

-as soon as I begin that,

I suddenly discover,

to my surprise, that

I am neither the only one,

nor the first,

nor the most important one

to have set out upon that road…

Whether all is really lost

Or not depends entirely on

whether or not I am lost…

Vaclav Havel was the last President of Czechoslovakia and first President of the Czech Republic.

Try this ONE thing

And I discover that I am not lost, I am beginning to be. Are you beginning to be?

Want to experience coaching? I like to start with a deep, get-to-know-you conversation to see if we are right for each other. Sometimes we talk for one or two hours at no charge. I have no goal except to bring about transformation. Together we work on the lies, the self-deception, the fears of the power you perceive to be outside yourself. We work on your difficulties in making decisions and your inability thus far to make bold choices in life and to follow through and trust yourself completely to do so.

The irony for some people is that the very thing that they want the coaching for (an indecisive, half-hearted life) is what’s keeping them from deciding whether to get coaching.

When you’re ready, reach out @ karen.laidlaw.theONEthing@outlook.com. Meanwhile, enjoy the blog!