Are you more like the swings or the slides?
In a lot of ways, I feel a lot like the swings instead of the slides - it constantly goes back and forth, and it's momentum causes it to keep on going. In one way, the swing represents constant change, which I feel I have a lot of in my life. One week, I can be really focused on my work, life, and have a good flow, and the next I swing to the other side and feel burnt out and lazy, which is something I think a lot of other high school students can relate to.
In another way, I feel more like the swings because sometimes they can lose their momentum entirely, and you have to make momentum or get a push from someone to get your momentum again. I feel like I lose my 'momentum' a lot, but I can do one thing right or get support from someone and I slowly build it back up and get back on track. The swing can be applied to anything with fluctuation and change, because it always goes back and forth eventually.
The swings represent my life, emotions, and habits much better than the slide, which is a short rush down and a walk back up which takes a lot longer than the slide down. The change in the swing is much more consistent, even though it can represent a lot of different things - which is why I think I'm more like the swings than the slide.
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Hi Richard! When I was thinking about writing about this prompt, I was going to use basically the same reasons as you did here. One thing that stuck out to me was your mention of one week having “good flow” and then the next you feeling lazy and burnt out. I heavily relate to this. I feel like the productivity spree comes at the worst times too. For example, it’ll come when I’m about to go to sleep and suddenly my brain is filled with story ideas and prompts for poems and a whole bunch of other things when I am trying to sleep and I have to decide whether I should listen to my brain telling me to be productive or attempt to go asleep. This was a really good response.
ReplyDeleteHi Richard, great job on your blog I could really relate to the feeling of life going good and then all of a sudden not going as planned. I liked how you compared being pushed on a swing to everyday life and how sometimes you just need a little push to get back on track. Great job!
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