FERRIS WHEEL OR SPIRAL.
As the last few grains of sand trickle down through the hourglass of time, a subtle daiquiri of time presents its quaint admixture for a brief moment.
The old and soon-to-be-forgotten yesteryear interacts like a reluctant emulsion, with the filled-with-possibilities emerging new.
Some traditions persist at this time of year; resolutions, goal setting, champagne and the well-worn, but poorly intoned, Auld Lang Syne.
Given that many invoke social distance from the predictability of pointless rituals, others seem to become entangled in an unconscious canon of behaviours and activities.
With a certain amount of conviction, one could say that many embrace each year as though they were hitching a ride on a Ferris wheel. The time will pass predictably. There will be very little change in the texture of the experience but for some companions' faces and the palette of the surrounding geography.
There will be highs and lows, an element of change in the manner and speed at which events evaporate, while the hum of predictability whispers a mind-numbing, life depleting lullaby. In a macabre interpretation, one could say it is a death in slow motion routine. The pall of destruction envelopes the soul devoid of curiosity, while besotted with the wine of predictability. Many, it would seem, choose the path of least resistance and amusing distractions.
Despite this gloomy perspective, there is another approach taken by more adventurous souls, and this is the path of the spiral.
Unlike the Ferris wheel's fixed trajectory, the spiral (in its positive iteration) progresses ever upwards while widening its dimension around a central theme.
The process is unpredictable and simultaneously educational. Innate gifts and talents are engaged to encounter the variety of challenges this undertaking generates.
This journey has cosmic overtones. One could say it is an attempt to achieve union with the Divine, in whatever manner construed, moving from the outside world to that of inner awareness.
Furthermore, growth, change, evolution and development occur concomitantly, a subset of a symbol that suggests vitality, wholeness, completeness and perfection.
This Covid-19 pandemic presents a red pill, green pill moment of decision making.
As humanity, do we reiterate the old, death enhancing habits of the past ?
Do we bravely accept the challenge of the unpredictable new, knowing that by aiming for the stars, even in failure, we will be ‘over the moon ?’
WISHING YOU ALL AN INCREDIBLE 2021.
What will be your ride for 2021 ?
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