"What goes around come around."
On the eve of the Boomer Muse blog second anniversary, I'm filled with mixed emotions best described by these images. My mandala conveys the passage of time and gestation. My life, like everyone's is unpredictable, and I find comfort in the regularity of moon phases. After two years, it's time for me to reevaluate what 's working or not at this blog. As much as I love creating mandala drawings, this category is too time consuming, and sadly will retire it to an occasional feature. Time, that eternal bugaboo snaps at my heels and I question whether or not to continue this blog at all. Don't rush to retrieve your smelling salts just yet; I'm just thinking out loud.
The assorted day trips taken last week fueled enough inspiration, photos and stories for two more years of blog entries. Or not. More trips are planned this week to squeeze out the last pleasure drops of summer. My photo archives are groaning under the weight of (do I dare say some amazing photos?) and I've enjoyed enough magical and serendipitous encounters to fuel enough characters for a Dickens novel.
This was taken yesterday at Coney Island. The carnival rides are all circular when you think about it. They are perfect metaphors for the mixed bag of life's ups and downs, fears and excitement.
The circular mass of post-it notes from visitors on Governors island (taken last Thursday), speaks of communication and connection. I cherish the opportunity to connect with all of you here. I try to respond to every comment, but as this blog readership continues to grow, eventually I won't be able to and may disable comments all together. As always, ALL your thoughts, suggestions and comments are welcome. In many ways, I feel this blog is
coming full circle. What the next round will bring is a question mark I leave unanswered for now. Yeah, I know I'm the one with the crystal ball and it's my job to guide and inspire but I can't tell you everything. If you really do want to me to peer into your future, the link to my coaching site is in the sidebar.