The Magic of a Cycle
I get so frustrated at myself for lack of progress. I forget that I am human and so is my experience. Being told from so young that I’m supposed to be somebody and proving them wrong consistently, I thought I was saving myself from having to be successful. But overtime, I’ve learned I have a crippling fear of succeeding, while entertaining a stifling fear of failure. What an odd place to sit on a spectrum. A friend of mine mentioned that we are all currently sitting in the center of an infinity sign. Cycles will repeat. The goal is to understand, and move accordingly. And yet, I am afraid of repeating cycles. But what is life without a cycle? A woman menses every 28 days with the moon. A man’s system resets every 24 hours with the sun. The seasons change four times a year, every year without fail. And as our planets orbit the sun, the solar systems coexist in lightyears creating revolving galaxies. There are billions of timelines, and all of them are filled with cycle...