Any way the Wind Blows

You know that old tug of war phenomenon you see when a newbie decides to drive a stick shift? That alternating lurch and stand-still? Yeah. That's how I am doing my days any more. "One small step for man. One giant leap (backward) for my kind..." But isn't that the quote after all?
I'd like to blame something or... better yet, somebody. Maybe it's inevitable with aging? It's more likely my ever-crushing grief. Maybe too much TV. It just can't be a character flaw! Oh, but it is... I'm a citizen of Hot and Cold. I'm all in or... I'm out! Have been all my life.
And it's exhausting. It's expensive. It's really just annoying. I've read that October with its 90 days until New Year is the perfect time to frame up new habits. 
Since I've forgotten my resolutions if I made any and have long abandoned my word of the year (no clue what I chose), I think it might be nice to work on some aspects of my life. Physical health.  Mental improvement.  Spiritual strength.  Financial responsibility.  Artistic expression.  Journal keeping.
Ah, well... there will come soft rains... Art might be the first. What are you doing for 
Autumn?
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Anonymous said…
Aw, sweet October, and Sweet Gayla! Thank you for sharing your special words and scenes of comfort and beauty...
Love ya always, Ellen in CA
October 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Jenny the Pirate said…
Hello Gayla, it's so good to hear from you and I understand the start-and-lurch-and-stop routine all too well. I am all in or all out too -- that describes me EXACTLY but in addition to Hot or Cold I would say I am a citizen of Black or White, which is worse, hahaha! As my TG would say, just keep moving forward. Thinking of you and praying for you today, my blogging friend. xoxo
October 7, 2025 at 11:36 AM
racheld said…
Just dropping in to say I'm thinking about you, and wishing you warm and well this Ides of October. All that Start and Stop is the map of my own life, for a great while now, and this year of home repairs, with the resultant chaos for months and dust of decades drilled and sawn from the walls, to settle on every being, place, surface and floor.

I think of you so often, and wish you such pleasant days and smooth nights, with unruffled sleep and pleasant dreams.
October 15, 2025 at 9:49 AM
racheld said…
Just dropping in to see how you are, this lovely October day, and hoping that you're well and warm. I so recognize that old Start and Stop regime---though mine is more of the Pick-up-and-Drop persuasion. It's the Ides of October, and I've looked forward to this month for ages---always do. (Then, three days before Christmas, I WISH for these days and weeks back).

It's always seemed to me that the year should START in October, for the feeling of ushering-in-the-holidays grows with each degree drop of the thermometer, and the drawing-in of the light coaxes our need for the Cozy and the soft.

Thinking of you often, j
October 15, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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