Call it circling, call it dancing, it’s all the same – I end up at the same point. Caught between the idealism of expectation and the harshness of reality. One has lofty goals, the other invites limitations.
I once believed, not in circles, but in spirals – a continual movement marking progress. Now, with time running out, I’m not so sure. Those regrets I said I’d never take to my death bed are closing in.
I’ve excuses aplenty – chronic illness, chronic busyness – but none of that assuages the ambition. Incomplete works dangle from spider web threads waiting for me to rescue them. The talking to myself is not working. Need to step out of this dichotomy and stop the whirling. Break my dreams into goals, into steps, and stopping the spinning.
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This week’s focus was ‘circling‘ and the responses were as diverse and creative as usual. Please take a moment to visit and be inspired:
Premonitions, Reena Saxena
Circling, syncwithdeep
Savior, I Write Her
Abyss!, radhikasreflection
We fall down, we get up, Eugi’s Causerie
The Biggest Fight in History, MMA Storytime
Words for You, Hearing the Mermaids Sing
Oblivious, J.E. Goldie
What If, parallax
Un-Caged, Sgeoil
Let it go, Shilpa Nairy
Instant Summer, Stuff and what if…
One Woman's Quest II 
For me, it’s work where I’m spinning. In fact, that’s the word I’ve been using with my boss lately. When it comes to writing, though, the spirals are still working for me.
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I remember the work spin – seemed endless. Glad you can still spiral.
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So am I.
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This is so powerful V.J. I love your perspective. These are things I often think on.
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Thanks so much. Glad I’m not alone in my spinning, lol
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this is very good VJ………your words spoke to me and gave me something to think about this evening………I really need to think about what I want to accomplish š Bless you.
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Thanks Wendi – it’s all about balance, isn’t it.
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yes it is……….and that is not something i do well. š
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Me neither.
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I think the saying “Do the best you can” is applicable. Cut yourself a break, VJ! š
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Thanks Susi. It’s the old: I’m not enough.
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Oh, but you are! ā¤
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