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Saturday 8 August 2009

SUNDAY SCRIBBLINGS

The prompt for this week is NEW.


What's NEW in my life? Hmmm.

I've done many things this past year I swore I would never do. Some good, some bad. When I look around, I notice my surroundings haven't changed much but I see everything in a different light. What's new in my life is me.

Trouble is, I don't feel brand new, I often feel old and tired. This new me requires much maintenance and attention or she could slip back into her old ways. At times I want to turn back the clock and return to the safety of the girl I used to know but every action we take changes us and we can never go back. All I can do is move forward and accept the things I have done and the person I have become. Is this a good or a bad thing? Only time will tell.

20 comments:

  1. Moving forward is our only option...one step at a time. And I can relate to the feeling 'old and tired' part! lol. Lovely read.

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  2. Nice post! Move forward gracefully!

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  3. Sweet One - YEah, baby steps are the way to go.

    Thanks, Lisa.

    Stan - True.

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  4. the new is always scary... A friend of mine once told me to fake confidence until it became a reality :)

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  5. Its great that u r not reluctant to change n ready for it. Its all mental...n it depends how strong u r thr!!

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  6. Alice - Interesting idea.

    Nazish - How did you become so wish for such a young man?

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  7. Change always puts u in an uncomfortable position...times teaches u all.....if i got your question right!!

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  8. You could start walking and driving backwards everywhere. Don't know if it will work but it's worth a try!

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  9. Don't plan on going backwards Keith...onwards and upwards.

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  10. I guess being new has got to have the elastic band attached to the past, otherwise we forget where we came from.

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  11. i met an old friend today and she made me feel brand new...
    wonder how!

    Tale from the NEW side

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  12. In the words of the old Rod Stewart song- "I wish I knew then what I know now, when I got older..."

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  13. change is always hard. the easy way didn't make you happy. don't stop now. My dad had a saying "steady by jerks". sometimes progress is hard to see. god luck

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  14. We can never know how are choices will affect our future until the future gets here - stupid paradox if you ask me, but there it is! We just do the best we can and have faith.

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  15. So many words of wisdom. Thank you.

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  16. It's one step at a time. You writing reflects much of what I'm currently feeling and thoughts I'm chewing on. "New" and change is both exhilarating and terrifying lol.

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