Cycles

Ups and downs and in-betweens

Tantalus and Sisyphus in Hades by August Theodor Kaselowsky, 19th century (public domain - Wikimedia Commons)

“So I’m down, and so I’m out, but so are many others.
Though I feel like trying to hide my head ‘neath these covers.” — Gayle Caldwell, 1968

Did you ever have one of those weeks?

Or maybe more appropriate to the current state of affairs, one of those years?

This week was one of those for me. I had a looming client deadline that turned into more work than I anticipated, and I had to punt on the regular issue of my newsletter. I had some very late hours and needed to re-edit some material, and by yesterday, I was exhausted.

I was supposed to be leaving on a beach vacation next Friday, but that got canceled, for obvious reasons. So the anticipated break has turned into just an extension of what we’ve been dealing with since March.

Accompanied by the cycle of doom scrolling in which I seem to find myself, it just feels like it’s difficult to get motivated these days. I know I’m not al…