Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Trapped by an Eddy




These days, I'm stuck in a spiraling vortex fueled by lack of faith in myself and stubborn negativity. It has been a while since any good news arrived and as a freelancer it is not hard to start questioning everything. Such is the extent of this latest struggle with my self-imposed circumstances, that I have considered taking a permanent break from my dreams. Nothing new, really. I guess it's the nature of the chosen adventure. But the question of how long it will take to propel myself out of this whirlpool haunts me now more than in past struggles. It's time to get practical.

Let's see, a global recession is affecting most every person since last year. Then there is the saying of making lemonade when one gets lemons. Perhaps using the tools at hand to overcome is also in order. So what if from time to time one gets stuck in an apparent vicious circle? Why not use the metaphor of the spiral instead? Sure, the lateral direction may seem repetitive, but maybe it is at a new level. In short, isn't it all about choosing how to see?

The photograph above, taken in 2004 at my old Washington DC flat, makes me think of a dancer. Except this dancer is making the very music she dances to.

Time to make some music and dance! And quite frankly, there is much to get done before giving it up.

More soon, promised.

Eddy, trapped by the... oh!

4 comments:

Andres said...

Y es así: atrapados en ella que vivimos nuestra cordura. A veces pareciera que es la locura la que nos evade: la que nos hace de nuevo niños y nos pone en medio de una plaza de griterías y de juegos. Me pasa en particular cuando tengo a toda la sabiduría del mundo ensartada entre los ojos, tapando lo simple y evadiendo lo extraordinario. Me pasa cuando lanzo un regaño a los cuatro vientos, o cuando quiero emprender una batalla innecesaria. Sucede muy frecuentemente en las tardes, cuando el día está derrotado y el cansancio emprende su campaña arrasadora. En fin, como siempre me refiero a aquellas cosas que tienen más que ver con el amor que con los sueños.

Te propongo buscar una meta cotidiana. Un lugar de esos que con sabor a rutina hogareña que te entregue en la noche un recodo enamorado para escampar cualquier angustia. Algo simple y despojado de la holgura engalanada de los mil logros. Un día simple en el que no le pagas cuentas al pasado ni le cobras nada al porvenir de nadie. Una meta alcanzable que taime al corazón desaforado.

Te propongo un día nuevo.

Llamame, ¡Gran hijueputa!

Fred said...

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Fred said...

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Loquinha Gauchinha said...

what a beautifully worded post. thanks!