Photo Credit : Atanu Chakraborty “The Journey Continues – Sunrise”
When some conflicting energies were caused
A seemingly positive momentum got paused
All paradigms got shuffled and tossed
The heart and mind buckled & distressed
There seems no choice looking back
…yet there is no seeming lack
As if unbeknownst suspended mid-air
…yet seemingly held by emerging faith
A new place of no momentum
…yet assured of some continuum
As if all there seems to be is deceleration
…yet a knowing of tremendous forward motion
You become acutely aware
That you are simply on a flow
The current is calm and slow
You stir your way like you fully know
Then when boredom sets in
You insist on rocking the boat
You seek the adventure & thrill
And then scramble to stay afloat
…That is exactly how you most rapidly grow.
This post is a contribution to ForgivingFridays , a profound space by Debbie Roth.
Infinite Living 
ennui i get bored and restless
i need to get off
and rid of
the negative
the time of year
we are in tho
makes
it so easy
to drink
than to think!
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Thank you for your sharing. Bored and restless is the most precious time to be very present and watch ourselves.
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or the devil s workshop my friend. i love to share. it is the one literal thing i can do for you!
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I hope you find that which supports you.
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sure it is called Jesus. and you too
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I humbly agree about Jesus. Glad to be a contribution to you.
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are you on twitter? you got some props there i noticed
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No I am not.
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i see o k ty for the heads up
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Oh my…. that is infact the story of my life! I especially love the last two paragraphs. This is just beautiful.
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You gave me a content happy smile with your comment 🙂 Thank you so much for letting me know you relate to this, it means a lot to me.
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🙂
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a calm and a slow flow sometimes can be calming and recovering…wonderful!
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Yes, it is a kind of a recovery period. Thank you Anie.
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Again, you’ve expressed the polarities of life so beautifully. This part resonates with me most:
“Then when boredom sets in
You insist on rocking the boat
You seek the adventure & thrill
And then scramble to stay afloat
…That is exactly how you most rapidly grow.”
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I am very glad that you connected with those lines because they had come from a deep meaning for me. Thank you dear Magarisa.
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they came from a deep meaning? So you get bored very easy? You need always action?
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Anie, here boredom means our tendency to reach for our next desire, when we achieve one level of satisfaction in where we stand in the present. From a space of being in appreciation for the flow, we reach for the next choice that shakes up our present reality …and once again we scramble to stay steady on the flow. Action is each one of our habitual force that we deal with, to the best of our ability.
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ahh, o.k., thank you for explaining, Pragal! So it is more a little bit impatience, what rushes? You must live very conscious to feel this impatience for getting further or higher. I´m also impatient but I think I´m not half as conscious as you what is happening….for me it is really more like lying in a flow in a river and looking to the sky and watching what is changing.
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It is not necessarily impatience always, though sometimes it is.
Your reflection is beautiful.
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: )…..o.k. only sometimes, and sometimes just the will to go on may be….: )
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🙂 sounds true 🙂
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You’re always welcome, Pragal.
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You are soooooo talented, the way you write, and use the dots, and the picture it all adds such a beauty to our words. Of course the post is profound as all you posts are. Life is a bit, all geared up to go , making it happen, and then – wooo when did I side track, when did be same o same everyday.. when did it be a treadmill to nowhere, but somewhere, …. do i make any sense !?
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I am so very happy to your enthusiastic response! I am glad you see how the picture speaks my words. Yes action feels so important by the force of habit that we often get sidetracked. I loved how you use the word treadmill as if walking to nowhere, makes sense that way. Sometimes just being in the space in between without insisting on action shows us how we are part of the movement forward. Thank you for contributing with your thoughts.
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Welcome
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This comes as a masterpiece from you. Beautiful creation. 👏👍👌
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As usual, the words flowing out of your heart. What you’ve experienced, you’ve put it out there and I guess most of us are able to connect to it in bits atleast.
Well conveyed 👍
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It is satisfying to know that you see this comes from deep experiences, and yes I believe all of us go through some of this. I am glad that you can connect. Thank you very much for your comment Deepika.
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Tha pleasure is all mine, pragalbha ☺️
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Yes you acutely aware, that you flow and that you are growing. Although it might hurt in leaving some moments of your past life and also beeing unpatient because you cannot embrace, what you want to but just have go on to belief.
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Yes Anie, awareness sometimes brings pain and it is a process of letting go that can take time. Eventually leads us to what is ours to nurture and be supported by.
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thank you!
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Wow!
Your words and your style all are simple awesome.
Thank you for inspiring!❤🙏
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Your regard and appreciation means a lot to me 🙂 Thank you very much for taking the time.
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Anytime.😊
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Beautiful.
“yet a knowing of tremendous forward motion
You become acutely aware
That you are simply on a flow”
When we are in that Knowing, there is nothing else but to be in the flow my friend.. WONDERFUL ❤
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It is so much my happiness that you see these lines and know what I mean to say! Yes it is so much of a miraculous adventure to be in the flow. Thank you so much for taking the time for your thoughtful reflection.
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I love the slowdom, and the boredom. It gives me a chance to evaluate what I ‘want’ to be doing and where I ‘want’ to be going.
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True 🙂 It took me a while to get skilled with the boredom and actually slow down to evaluate. The monkey mind seeked out an adventure, having barely arrived at present contentment …however much in the right direction, it did create turbulence. So I love your words slowdom, boredom and evaluate together. Thank you!
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You’re welcome Infinite. And you are quite the word smith!
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Awareness of stagnation extinguishes it, and is the real-eyes returning to the flow, even though they never really left it. Awesome!
Loved ‘paradigms got all shuffled and tossed,’ and ‘the third paragraph especially! And awesome chat earlier again by the way 🙂
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That is a precious reflection to have, and I simply loved your first statement! I went back to my third para and took it in fresh 🙂
Yes it was an awesomely enriching conversation with you!
Thank you very much.
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And don’t I know it!! Beautifully penned, Praga. Just such perfection again!! Thank you! 💞
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I can absolutely count on you to understand my words to the fullest depth! Thank you very much for reading 🙂
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Yes, beautiful message! That is indeed how one grows! ❤
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I am very glad you agree and like this, thank you!
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A new place of no momentum
…yet assured of some continuum
loved these lines 🙂
PS : the pictures are so beautiful 🙂
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Thank you for your kind visit and words 🙂 I am fortunate to have the pictures from a talented photographer to go with my work, thank you.
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welcome 🙂 loved other posts too of yours…
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Oh Pragalbha, this is a profound piece on the growth that comes with living – truly living, engaging, pausing and moving, and opening to the learning and growth of this! I sense such deep meaning in your poetry, it touches and moves my heart beyond the words. ❤ Thank you, thank you. I'm excited and honored to share this for #ForgivingFridays tomorrow. Love to you and happiest of New Years …Debbie
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I am so grateful to have you read, know, feel my work at its depth, and also have place at ForgvingFridays to share. Wish you a glorious time into the new year with all my love.
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It is good to pause, a reason for self reflection and thought before moving on once again! Thank you for the message, Pragalbha. 🙂
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Thank you very much my friend for always taking the time to share your valuable words. True, it is also important to accept the pause that sometimes comes without choice and use it for self reflection.
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Absolutely, Pragalbha.
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As I read your work, I take back a lot with me and thank YOU for that.
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I am very grateful 🙂
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🙂
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