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Closing the Circle…
This is my life right now — closing the circle(s) and to borrow a phrase from my not too distant new home in the UK, “Mind the Gap” — in other words, I’m trying to both embrace change while at the same time drawing a line under certain events and relationships. It’s not easy, at all, and in fact, it’s often quite painful and ultimately bittersweet, as well. Feelings, emotions.
Memories — of what once was and now no longer is. Visions — of a future that is unknown but hopeful. It’s definitely a balancing act, with all this.
I’ve been applying to various schools in the UK that will hopefully enhance my previous educational background and also help to propel me into a professional field more aligned with my passions, such as museums.
To that end, it’s a bit nerve wracking to apply and then wait for a decision.
And in some cases, the applications have been deferred to the following year as I’ve missed the deadline dates for 2024; however, there’s something about the action of just applying, of going through the process of it all.
Drawing lines in the sand. Dotting my “i’s” and crossing my “t’s” as it were.
Yesterday, my ex and I went together to a local park and scattered the ashes of the many “fur babies” we have had through the years. It was tinged with melancholy and as we stood…
