A fundraiser.
That doesn’t raise funds.
If only your efforts could be plugged into a mathematical formula.
Produce results in a neat tidy proportion according to a neat and tidy function.
But life is—how to put it—unexpected—not bound by numbers—but you can sum it up
In a cliché, an idiom
My go-to being
“When life gives you lemons, make—
But what if life doesn’t give you lemons?
What if life gives you nothing? Not even the seeds
At the halfway point, my summer in limbo…
How am I handling it?
Simple.
The key to limbo is the flexibility
To duck under the obstacle
If Life doesn’t give you lemons or the lemons don’t grow,
Plant oranges instead and if you can’t do that
Ask someone who can
You can’t change the result without changing the inputs
You can’t change the world without changing yourself.
Another cliché: Tackle adversity head on!
And get a concussion to show for it.
A fool’s errand.
Like a tree, branch out to explore the sky
And every infinite possibility that lies there
Hidden behind the wispy clouds
Within the quiet breeze
A mirror.
That reflects?
A seed.
Yes, the idea but also
YOU.
Germinating into thought, plan, strategy, action, etc. etc. etc.
Keep on thinking and branching
Let the roots of your imagination
take hold in your mind
And watch yourself grow
In the mirror
Roots underground, Boughs on a tree, stems on a leaf
All branching out
Until your fingers can touch the stars
But if possible I’d like to stay short as well…
So I can still play limbo.
An epilogue
Or
The Punchline
Resiliency: (very roughly approximating estimating in a rough round about manner the exact words of my mentor) How well you can adapt to circumstance. Perseverance through creativity. Struggling and mulling through every possibility.
In a cliché: Pressure makes diamonds
Lemonade. (feat. Beyoncé)