Dr.’s Orders

Life Preservers - Vol. 00.66

Dr.’s Orders

So much is happening now,
but it gets better.
Be patient
and confident;
like someone who is recovering
and you are your own doctor.
There are many days when
the doctor can do nothing but wait.
That is what you must do now.

Observe your Self,
draw conclusions from what happens to you;
let it happen.
Otherwise,
you will look to blame
everyone else but you.

Source Material: Rilke, Rainer Maria. “Letters To A Young Poet.” Translated by Stephen Mitchell, The Modern Library, 1984, pp. 94 - 2020