Life the Rollercoaster
"The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware." ~Henry Miller
We have a lot of roller coasters in Florida. I used to love to ride roller coasters and then I took a break from them for about 15 years and now I'm back to riding them again. What I've come to realize is that even though I thought I took a break from thrill rides, I've always been on one. Life.
There are days when the initial jerk out of the safe loading area causes my heart to jump. Like boarding a plane to a new land or loading the cars with all of our earthly goods and traveling across America to move to our new post. The anticipation for what lies ahead can make your head spin.
There are days when the continuous click of an uphill climb becomes a soothing melody. An opportunity to feel like I'm in a routine, a chance to take a look around and not only measure how far I've come but how far I have left to go. Like the routine of the school year or being half way through an assignment to a duty station when you aren't the newcomer but you aren't worried about where the Army will send you next.
There are days when the drops and spins and corkscrews of life are exciting, exhilarating, terrifying and gut wrenching all at the same time. Like rushing a child to the hospital who has busted their head open and requires stitches or finding out two weeks after moving back to your home state that your mom has cancer. These times leave you breathless, looking for a way off the ride and hoping that you don't throw up on anyone around you.
I imagine there will be days later in life when the slowing of the roller coaster and the evening out of everything becomes an obvious sign that the ride is almost over and that I have survived it.
I'm not there yet. I'm in the corkscrew, the "OH MY GOODNESS, WAS THIS REALLY A GOOD IDEA" part of life where you find yourself laughing out of sheer terror and awareness. As with all roller coasters, I'm on this ride with an amazing family and a few million other people. I'm buckled in. I have no control over exactly where it takes me but I know I'm in it for all of the different things that lie ahead and for all that has passed behind.
Keep your hands and feet inside the ride.........hold the hand of the one beside you......and feel free to scream!
We have a lot of roller coasters in Florida. I used to love to ride roller coasters and then I took a break from them for about 15 years and now I'm back to riding them again. What I've come to realize is that even though I thought I took a break from thrill rides, I've always been on one. Life.
There are days when the initial jerk out of the safe loading area causes my heart to jump. Like boarding a plane to a new land or loading the cars with all of our earthly goods and traveling across America to move to our new post. The anticipation for what lies ahead can make your head spin.
There are days when the continuous click of an uphill climb becomes a soothing melody. An opportunity to feel like I'm in a routine, a chance to take a look around and not only measure how far I've come but how far I have left to go. Like the routine of the school year or being half way through an assignment to a duty station when you aren't the newcomer but you aren't worried about where the Army will send you next.
There are days when the drops and spins and corkscrews of life are exciting, exhilarating, terrifying and gut wrenching all at the same time. Like rushing a child to the hospital who has busted their head open and requires stitches or finding out two weeks after moving back to your home state that your mom has cancer. These times leave you breathless, looking for a way off the ride and hoping that you don't throw up on anyone around you.
I imagine there will be days later in life when the slowing of the roller coaster and the evening out of everything becomes an obvious sign that the ride is almost over and that I have survived it.
I'm not there yet. I'm in the corkscrew, the "OH MY GOODNESS, WAS THIS REALLY A GOOD IDEA" part of life where you find yourself laughing out of sheer terror and awareness. As with all roller coasters, I'm on this ride with an amazing family and a few million other people. I'm buckled in. I have no control over exactly where it takes me but I know I'm in it for all of the different things that lie ahead and for all that has passed behind.
Keep your hands and feet inside the ride.........hold the hand of the one beside you......and feel free to scream!
Amen Sister,
Don't think it ever slows down, but also think it is worth the ride!
Have a great day, you made mine a better one!
Lucretia
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Lucretia,
It doesn't slow down does it? Just when you think you can get your breath, the next set of turns starts! You gotta love it! You too, have a super day! ~ Pam
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