The Spiral Staircase

It feels like I am going in circles, not getting anywhere.  Sometimes I get flashes of clarity and believe that I am finally near the top, only to be met with another curve.  Maybe it would be better if I look for an exit door that will let me out of this stairwell instead of stubbornly trying to reach the top.  Hoping my persistence or foolishness will pay off and I will break through that top door one day soon.  I think today is that day.  Or was that just another curve?

image from Dicenoir Design

"My folly was not in feeling the way I did; my folly was in believing it was mutual."

Enlightenment often comes on the tail of disillusionment. Struggling eternal optimist.

Sully at The Park

Sweet Sully cheering me up at the park with his antics.

"But many of us seek community solely to escape the fear of being alone.  Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving.  When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape."
--- Bell Hooks

Just be careful not to confuse being solitary with isolating oneself from others to avoid being hurt again :)