Not quite in the water, but not exactly out of it either.
Just kind of holding our own, but not really going anywhere.
This image really struck me as being representative of what I sometimes do with my life. Especially after a long winter with very little sun.
I get stuck in the mud, waiting either for the high tide or a storm to push me back to where I need to be.
Have you ever noticed how some of your defining moments can be traced to forces beyond your control? Some of the choices we made in life, weren't really choices at all.
The Hubby and I talked about these stranded boats, wondering if people have to get up really early to catch the tide before it goes out-- but then realizing that they don't have a way back into the bay until the tide returns....
So I guess the question is,
What do you do with yourself when you're in between tides?
Wrap your mind around helping today and check out The Color of Home
Wrap your mind around helping today and check out The Color of Home
Mostly dog paddle...LOL
ReplyDeleteSeriously, the tide seems to change yearly for me lately. I usually wait for my little stab at creativity to kick in when I get "fuzzy" and it leads me to other beaches. Things just seem to settle back down eventually...
Seeing as I feel the tide at a low point right now, I will say that I am a wait-and-hope-and-see person. Beautiful shot, by the way.
ReplyDeleteUm I plan for when times are good...I tend to always see the glass as half full.
ReplyDeleteMy glass is also half full, but there are times when I have to replace the water faster than usual.
ReplyDeleteThis is a really wonderful, thoughtful post. Thank you!
There's a lot more to you than Fred and Bessie, I see. Very insightful post.
ReplyDeleteIn my over 'three-score years and ten', I've had many high and low tides. Since I'm not a swimmer, I guess I've just rolled up my pant legs and kept on fishing while I tried to keep my feet steady on the shifting sand.
Your photo in today's post reminds me of the following lines from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Act IV, Scene iii:
"There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries."
I'll be back.
Oh - lest I forget: thank you for visiting my blog and for leaving a nice comment.
I pick my toenails.
ReplyDeletejeri -- this is deep. great insightful question, kathleen
ReplyDeleteooh...sometimes I purposely oput myself there, in that stuck position, and then later I kick myself for not making a firm decision sooner.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you took the time to comment on my blog so that I could discover yours. Looks like we love the same genre of books. Please stop back by anytime.
ReplyDeleteOK, that is a totally rocking picture. And the scale...it could be miniature, it could be huge. So cool. And so metaphorical, clever you.
ReplyDeleteWhat do I do inbetween tides? I either have a tantrum like a baby, eat something sweet and then write. Maybe all 3, in that order.
Now there's a concept. Between tides. I think that describes me perfectly. Permanently.
ReplyDeleteHeeellp! Stranded!
What a beautiful post! Way too make me think too much while I'm in such a melancholy mood. ;)
ReplyDeletePerfect song for the post. I love it!!!
Wow. I was stuck between tides for ... oh ... (taking off shoes to count on toes) about 14 years. There were periods of depression. There was actually an underlying depression. But I kept working away at life, at myself, at my relationships, at waiting for the tide, watching for it, paddling toward shore when my arms weren't spent. The entire time I prayed and trusted God. Fourteen years is a very long time.
ReplyDeletejeri -- been thinking about this a bunch since i read this post and i like how i keep seeing comments arrive in my email alerts from this post.
ReplyDeleteyour question about what do you do between the tides also has reminded me of a concept i heard years ago.
"stuck on pause"
thanks for making me ponder, kathleen
I loved this post; the picture was perfect, and the question so thought-provoking.
ReplyDeleteI think I'm somewhat between tides right now myself.
Oh, and I tagged you for a meme, but only if you wanna play...
ReplyDeleteThis is a really good question but I don't have an answer yet. Let me think about this then get back to you.
ReplyDeleteHey..those weird looking photos on my blog...my brother did. He's learning PhotoShop at work. Wish I had it to play with. It's expensive! Have a good one :)
ReplyDeletewhat an amazing post. i actually had to think...and that is difficult for me!! i get overwhelmed. that's what i do. i get completely overwhelmed. but...somehow i always manage to get out of it.
ReplyDeletexoxo,
I'm usually too busy to think about what I'm doing. I think that's a bad thing.
ReplyDeleteYou rock at taking pictures.
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