“What is it to be at the half way mark?” That’s Sharon’s Take it Further Challenge for July. The short answer is – I don’t know – June’s challenge has got as far as being written about and July’s… is only now filtering into my brain. I’m thinking that in general the ‘way’ part is more important to me than the ‘mark’ part – I seem to be a process person rather than a goal person, and thinking about where I’ve got to or where I’m going doesn’t come naturally. Engaging with the process is a good thing, but the negative side of it is lacking direction, running round in circles, muddling along.
Well that’s as far as I’d got on a draft post about July’s challenge in July… and now there’s August too (and I only wrote about June’s, I never stitched it). I don’t know if this says I get to the half way mark and then stop! or just that I’m having an even busier summer than usual. I did jot some randomness about the half way mark into my notebook en route for Cornwall last week, and oddly enough some of it also relates to Sharon’s August challenge, which is
"What is balance to you? Do you maintain a balanced life? How do you balance aspects of your life? That is the challenge this month – balance."
So as I haven’t a hope of catching up, I’m thinking I should aim to combine June, July and August’s challenges in one piece or a couple of related pieces.
These were my jottings: some thoughts to start from…
like a dog going for a walk – back and forth, exploring everything
"I have measured out my life with coffee spoons"
"When they were only halfway up they were neither up nor down"
"halfway down the stairs is a stair where I sit"
"it’s not at the bottom, it’s not at the top"
mediocre – medium – average – mean – median – half measures
circles
point of no return
equal – balance
TS Eliot
"We shall not cease from exploration and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time."
turning point
eternity
"We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise than when we first begun"
meridian
middle – mid-point – centre – central – centred
sitting on the fence
midstream – mid-flow
halfway house
“Rest and Be Thankful”
relay race
And some images of Cornwall…
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Love the list, and the pictures. “Busier summer than usual” is I think probably rather a huge understatement – hope it’s all going ok!
It’s funny what you say about being a “process person” as I feel I am more like that too.
Sometimes I get so caught up in the process of experimenting with different ideas that I almost try not to get to the end. I think I dislike the finality of it. Then once I get to the end I dwell on what I could have done differently! I think I need help! haha Interesting read there, thankyou x