Success. Finally. I can virtually taste it. If it was a tangible thing I could grasp I would press it
against my pounding heart of joy. This moment is the one I’ve been waiting for, striving for and now it’s here. I’m close, so close.
I hold my breath, something’s wrong. Euphoria is washed away by tears of frustration. I shrug off my cloak of failure, take this feeling and stack it neatly with my pile of nearlys, virtuallys and just abouts. My wall of possibilities grows higher and higher.
It almost worked, almost.
There’s always tomorrow.
The Streams of Consciousness prompt today was ‘almost.’ I immediately thought of Thomas Edison’s inspiring quote ‘I haven’t failed, I’ve just found 10,000 ways that didn’t work.’ He never gave up trying to invent the lightbulb. Never give up on your dreams.
I love your response to Linda’s prompt! I completely understand those “nearlys, virtuallys and just abouts” as I have so many myself. Connecting to your blog. Have a great weekend!
Thanks Lori. I’m just waiting for my ‘I did it’ moment!
*nods* I’m waiting for mine too!
Good luck π
You too!
Nicely written, Louise. π Love the quote too!
I love this this sentence: I shrug off my cloak of failure, take this feeling and stack it neatly with my pile of nearlys, virtuallys and just abouts. Perfect!
Thanks Amy π
Love this! You always write such inspiring thins. β€οΈ
Thanks Helen – that’s lovely of you to say.
I really like this little piece. So many emotions in so few words. I love the last sentence π
Thanks very much.
Stunning dialogue here!! Powerfully done
Thanks very much Prajakta.