"The Circle of Life"

Things seem to come in cycles; good times follow bad times and then back again. At least that is the way I see it. Right now I am in a good cycle. My spirits have been up and opportunities are coming my way. And when one opportunity comes it seems two or three will follow.

I have also come to observe that success follows success. Take for instance the writing of books and getting them published. I never dreamed I would get one book published. Things like that just didn't happen to people like me. Then one day I got lucky and got a publisher.

When I finished my second book I had an easier time finding a publisher, and by the third I was able to negotiate a better deal. I am now working in my fifth book and I have a publisher who publishes everything I offer. That may not always be the case but it is the way it is now. 

My point in this is that once you have success in a field the later successes are easier to find. Just last week I was offered a source where my entertainment reviews will be printed. It is with a small newspaper but the money is good. On the same day I found out about the newspaper offer, I got offered a new radio show. On that one day the hits just kept on coming.

So what makes certain times be full of good things? I honestly do not know. I don't know if it is the alignment of the stars or just random good luck. I know some times I can feel good things coming and it seems to be when I am in a good frame of mind. So maybe keeping a positive attitude is the key.

My good moods seem to come in cycles too. I don't understand that either. Most of the time I am just on an even keel but some days I will have terrific highs. The world will seem brighter and more wonderful in every way. But then I will hit a patch of not so great times, and that is no fun at all.

Before I married I used to give in to my "depressions." I would sink and wallow in them. To tell the truth I enjoyed them a lot. But then after I got married my wife said she couldn't put up with the ups and downs of my moods and I learned to hide the lower ones. It can be done. And as I hid them they became less intense, and now I don't have any feelings that are nearly as low as they once were. And that's a good thing.

Without these deep lows I have become a half full glass type of person. That has made my life happier. I feel compassion for anyone who has those real low points. That must be the deepest kind of despair. Maybe anyone who has that kind of low needs to work on suppressing the dark feelings. I am sure it wouldn't be a change overnight but it might help over the long haul.

Life is full of circles and cycles. I have found that to be true and I live with that belief. If today is dark then tomorrow might just bring the sun for a time of the greatest joy you have ever known. I hope so!
 

 

 

 

 

©2007 Jackie K. Cooper

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