Circles
Circles
Circles – August 6, 2010
Journaling in TW Cent MT:
In Circles: Circles – When I was younger, I thought in linear terms… Most everything had a beginning and end. Tasks. Relationships. Songs. And so forth. But instead of lines that have start and stop. They are all circles. Not just in shape and direction but they are often spinning – sometimes may pause and re-start again – but while spinning they generate life, energy, memories, and even love. Just because you complete a task – doesn’t mean you won’t have to do it again and again. Housework comes to mind on this one. These are often just circles – no spinning though it may seem like I’m just spinning in circles with my laundry on some days. (Laundry – spin cycle – get it?) If you keep up with pop culture you realize songs don’t die – they are often remade. Often familiar aspects and lyrics remade, but new artist puts their own experience and artistry and emphasis on them. And the really good songs – the ones that touch my soul continue to sing themselves out in my soul. But for everyone song that remains (and often which songs remain surprise me!) tons are often forgotten and fall into history for good. Some I wish would be forgotten & disappear into permanent history that refuse! These circles from these songs spin and as is the nature with music on our music players – they definitely have pause, start, shuffle, stop, and so forth. Music also often plays a vital role as soundtracks to our memories.
Linear Journaling: As I’ve grown in number of years and experience, my linear thinking with regards to relationships has changed drastically and continues to be molded and changed on a near-daily basis. Relationships often play out like songs. They may all have a start – like drawing a circle – have to start somewhere – but once the start is in – it doesn’t necessarily go in a straight line and just end. Some fade into distance – often before coming full circle. Some complete the circle… again and again – path is worn, familiar, comfortable, home. Best friends & family fit these circles. Toxic relationships need to be forgotten and disappear into history – they are jagged, harsh, insanity personified, take your pick. Instead of a circle – they are more like boomerangs… Just keep coming back again and again no matter how often, hard or far you toss them away.
But the good ones – the ones that capture your soul – even it seemingly ended years ago – people move on, lose touch and so forth- continue to sing their song out in there in your soul. And as time goes on & often through avenues of advancements of technology, I continue to be surprised that who chooses to come back into my life that I assumed were forever gone – or I never realized they were ever even really there -as in one of “my” circles in the first place! And though a particular circle may have seemed to have faded into the background on pause, one day there it is again… the spinning begins down that familiar path where faded memories start blending into a more solid view as new memories begin their picture stamp on the circle’s journey… singing their song once again echoing in my soul. Then I realize… it wasn’t an echo – they never stopped singing.
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