The Not-So-Merry-Merry-Go-Round

by Wendy Perrotti

You’ve been here before and trust me, you’ll be here again.  

Figuring it out.
Worrying.
Planning.
Overthinking.

Life has a natural rhythm of ups and downs.

Unfortunately, the mind is wired to give more emotional weight and credibility to the downs, making the rough patches feel like a carousel in hell – the same thoughts, feelings, and outcomes appearing on each rotation.

It doesn't have to be that way.

Yours doesn’t have to be a traditional carousel and it certainly doesn’t have to be in hell.

Of course, your pony will continue to go up and down. (I’ll remind you that none of us ever chose a pony that didn’t. The ones that went up and down were much more fun than the stationary ones or, god forbid, the benches.)

Expect that as you go round, you'll revisit your fears and insecurities over and over again.  (You’ll probably make the same mistakes for several rotations as well.)

But here’s where things get exciting...

IF you lean in to your fears rather than pull back from them...
IF you trust that it actually IS all about the journey...
IF you continue to grow, stretch, and reach for a brass ring each time around, no matter how many times you miss...

Then the ride becomes an infinite spiral upward, each revolution finding you on a bigger, brighter, more magical carousel – riding stallions, cheetahs, elephants and even dragons as you go.