When I Look Up

When I look up
And see how far I have to go
I am tempted
To give up my quest for the peak

When I look down
And see how far I have come
I am tempted
To rest on my laurels where I am

When I look around
And see what is and is not
I am tempted
To surrender in confusion

When I stop looking
And simply do what is to be done
Temptation vanishes
And I roll merrily along

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- Copyright 2003, by Joseph Rohrbach

(Originally written and posted on October 30, 2003)

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