Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveller, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference
This poem by Robert Frost has always spoken to me. I have never been one to do as everyone else; to take the safe or convenient option in life as I have always been determined not to have any "what if's" or "it could have been's" in my life. I belief that we have one life and should make the most of it. That it is up to us to fulfill our dreams and to live the lives that we want to live. If you are passionate about something and have the commitment to pursue it, the right doors will open for you but you have to take the risk and walk through that door, no turning back.
If you have followed my blog for a while, you will know that I am following the road of becoming a full time pattern and textile designer. Wherever your journey takes you, may have have the courage to follow your dreams.
xx
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