A Daughter, a Mother, and Why They Never Leave the Ring
A weekly round up of tiny life moments #6
Is life a straight road or a circle? Who knows, but more importantly, who cares? This thought crossed my mind as I read the fourth story from Josh Kiev a new writer on Tiny Life Moments. Are we on a straight line from the past through the present to the future. Or do we learn from the past, experience the present and then go straight back to step one, where we learn again, grow a little, then return again to learn.
It is commonly said that we grow up to become our parents. I protested vehemently against this notion as a child, but now as an adult, I have accepted it to be true -we never leave the ring. We hear it said, what goes around comes around -we never leave the ring. Have you ever felt you’ve been going round in circles? As Josh said, ‘Always show up. Never give up; enjoy the process of what you are doing or find another process.’ The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. Each morning it wakes and does the same thing -it never leaves the ring. Like mother, like daughter, they never leave the ring.
(Thanks to Dr. Jackie Greenwood, Josh Kiev and Alison Tennent for inspiring this week’s dramatic title)
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A tiny life moment of seeing a battle though to the end, by Josh Kiev
A Tiny Life Moment of the fluidity of time from Gita Das
A moment of choosing empathy by Alison Tennent
A moment of not choosing empathy by Alison Tennent
A Tiny Life Moment of touching a little life from Desiree Driesenaar
A Tiny Life Moment of pushing through to success from Josh Kiev
A Tiny Life Moment of following your dreams from Josh Kiev
A Tiny Life Moment of clarity and understanding from Jude C. Ifeanyichukwu
A Tiny Life Moment of battling chronic pain from Riku Arikiri 🕊️
A tiny life moment of not staying the same by Josh Kiev
On Losing, loss and lost
This week, writers shared moments from which they experienced losing, loss and lost.
Dr. Jackie Greenwood lost her fear of being in the spotlight -just for an instant.
In the Unforgiving Spirit, Lovely Daye takes us through the hurt that comes with losing a relationship
This relatable story from Keno Ogbo of almost starting a fire in the garden is all about losing control
Gita Das writes a story of losing our routine with the recent lockdown
Accepting a new normal is Challenging.
A tiny life moment lamenting the loss of monotony.
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In this poetic reflection Gurpreet Dhariwal reflects on everything she has lost
In this piece filled with blue whales, Samantha de Mattos shows us the journey behind losing a dream, but did she lose it?
Suryatapa gives us a glimpse into a close family death and how she accepts this loss.
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