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Under the Wave

by maeko on February 23rd, 2010

Under the Wave

I’ve been lost under a wave. Pessimism, stress, frustration, fear. Drowning under currents and tides I did not foresee, did not help to create. My puny arms flail against the raging currents, cool, dark waters sweep past me. My pathetic efforts lose, and I am lost in the undertow, dragged down, down into a quiet, sinister abyss. A death without much struggle, an inexorable sinking into nothingness.

I was stumbling in darkness, heavy in sleep. I woke up a few times with fear and sweat, and prayed to the Universe to remove the apprehension and uncertainty, to give me conviction and courage.

I feel stronger now. Lifted. Taken from the waters, washed up, disheveled but somehow alive, on the shore, where I stagger forward.

Let’s see whether I can continue forward throughout the day. I look to the Sun, and feel its Warmth, and somehow I gain strength that I haven’t had before well up in me. It’s about time.

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Past and Future are a duality of which Present is the reality. The now-moment alone is eternal and real. – Why Lazurus Laughed by Wei Wu Wei

Of course the game is rigged. Don’t let that stop you–if you don’t play, you can’t win.
–Robert Heinlein (1907 – 1988)

Take everything you like seriously, except yourselves.
–Rudyard Kipling (1865 – 1936)

The best way out is always through.
–Robert Frost (1874 – 1963)

I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.
–Thomas A. Edison (1847 – 1931), (attributed)

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{ What are the things you tell yourself when it feels all odds are piled up against you? }

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5 Comments

  • At 2010.02.23 13:09, Sarah said:

    On with the show. I have it tattooed on my arm to remind myself to just keep going. Things have a tendency to work themselves out.

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    • At 2010.02.23 13:50, dre[a] said:

      After reading your and Liz’s lastest posts (and writing my own), I have concluded that the 3 of us need to vacation. We need a TAP reunion.

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      • At 2010.02.24 09:04, gingermandy said:

        the best way out of it is through it. you can do it, babe :)

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        • At 2010.02.26 18:16, Ela said:

          Hang in there, love.

          Truthfully, I just pray. I let it all out til my heart feels lighter and I can look forward to what the future has in store. Whatever that may be.

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          • At 2010.03.02 19:07, Emily the Panda said:

            thats a good one… i’m nervous about the future. i’m excited but im not sure where i am going! for now im in limbo… until i get my next job.. its scary. the things i have that are constant are my relationships, the ones i have with my friends and family… and the one i have with myself… it keeps me sane and steady.

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